author
Alfred R. Lee
b. 1887
A practical early 20th-century poultry specialist, he wrote clear, hands-on guides for farmers and backyard keepers. His bulletins on chickens, ducks, turkeys, and poultry housing helped turn everyday farm experience into useful instruction.
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Turkey Raising
by Stanley J. Marsden, Alfred R. Lee
About the author
Alfred R. Lee, identified in library and bibliographic records as Alfred Rogers Lee (born 1887), was an American writer on poultry husbandry whose work was closely tied to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His publications were written for working farmers and poultry keepers, with a focus on straightforward advice rather than theory.
His books and bulletins covered a wide range of subjects, including care of baby chicks, care of mature fowls, poultry house construction, duck raising, and turkey raising. Some editions describe him as an animal husbandman in poultry investigations, and his long list of USDA bulletins suggests he was a steady, practical voice in federal agricultural publishing across the 1910s, 1920s, and beyond.
Lee's surviving work shows a writer interested in efficiency, record-keeping, feeding, housing, and breed standards. Even now, his books offer a vivid picture of how poultry raising was taught in the first half of the 20th century: plainly, usefully, and with the needs of everyday growers in mind.