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John H. (John Henry) Robinson
1863–1935
A leading early-20th-century writer on poultry keeping, he turned practical farm knowledge into clear, useful books for everyday readers. His work helped explain breeding, feeding, and bird care at a time when poultry culture was becoming more scientific and more widely taught.
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Our Domestic Birds: Elementary Lessons in Aviculture
by John H. (John Henry) Robinson
About the author
John H. Robinson was an American poultry expert and agricultural writer whose books became standard references for readers interested in raising domestic birds. Records from library catalogs and digital editions identify him as John Henry Robinson (1863–1935), the author of works including Our Domestic Birds, Common-Sense Poultry Doctor, and Principles and Practice of Poultry Culture.
He was known for writing in a practical, instructional style aimed at farmers, students, and beginners as well as experienced poultry keepers. A U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibit describes him as a prolific writer in the poultry field and notes that he served as editor of The Farm-Poultry, showing how closely he was connected to the day-to-day world of poultry publishing.
His books cover breeding, feeding, health, and the management of many kinds of domestic birds, and they still offer a vivid look at how poultry raising was taught in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the preface to Our Domestic Birds, he gives his location as Reading, Massachusetts, placing him within the active New England poultry culture of his time.