author
Alfred R. Lee
b. 1887
A practical early-20th-century agriculture writer, he focused on the everyday realities of raising poultry and helping farmers work more efficiently. His books and bulletins turn specialized knowledge into clear, usable advice.
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Turkey Raising
by Stanley J. Marsden, Alfred R. Lee
About the author
Alfred R. Lee, listed in library records as Alfred Rogers Lee (born 1887), wrote extensively about poultry husbandry in the United States. His work appears in major public-domain and library collections, where he is credited on practical manuals and government publications about chickens, ducks, turkeys, feeding, housing, breeding, and farm management.
Much of his writing was tied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Animal Industry, where he is identified in publications as a poultry or animal husbandman. Titles associated with him include Fattening Poultry, A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry, Duck Raising, and, with Harry M. Lamon, Poultry Feeds and Feeding.
What stands out about Lee's work is how hands-on it is. Rather than writing abstract theory, he focused on methods farmers could actually use—feeding plans, housing design, breeding choices, recordkeeping, and other details that shaped successful poultry keeping in everyday life.