Being a Little Trip to the Honey Creek Poultry Farm
- Plymouth, Ohio: Honey Creek Poultry Farm, 1915
Plymouth, Ohio: Honey Creek Poultry Farm, 1915. Very good. Light dust soiling, some rust staining from staples.. A promotional booklet for Honey Creek Poultry Farm, marketing itself in 1915 as the "Largest producers of twenty-four hour eggs and squab chicken broilers in the world". Begins with a faux story of "Mr. Cityman" sitting down to breakfast with his wife, and remarking on her inability to buy fresh eggs. They call up the Honey Creek Poultry Farm, and are treated to an in-person tour of the wonders of modern poultry farming. An interesting look into how farmers catered to American families, gender roles, and sensibilities in 1915. Profusely illustrated with in-text and full page illustrations. Single vol. (7.25" by 5"), pp. [12], illus., in original illus. wrps with image of farm maid carrying basket of eggs on front. Stapled with green and white cord for decoration.