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Harry M. Lamon

b. 1872

Best known for practical early-20th-century books on poultry, this American writer focused on clear, useful advice for farmers and small flock keepers. His work covered breeding, feeding, incubation, and the raising of ducks, geese, and turkeys.

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Ducks and Geese

Ducks and Geese

by Harry M. Lamon, Rob R. (Rob Roy) Slocum

About the author

Born in 1872, Harry M. Lamon—also listed in library records as Harry Miles Lamon—was an American agricultural writer whose books centered on poultry keeping and farm management.

Records for his published work show a long focus on hands-on instruction. His books include Practical Poultry Production, The Mating and Breeding of Poultry (with Rob R. Slocum), Ducks and Geese, Turkey Raising, and Poultry Feeds and Feeding (with Alfred Rogers Lee). A U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin also identifies him as a senior animal husbandman in poultry investigations, which fits the practical, technical tone of his writing.

Lamon's books were written to help readers solve everyday poultry problems rather than impress them with theory. That straightforward approach has helped his work remain findable in digital libraries and reprints long after his lifetime. Find a Grave records list his death in 1942.