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Rob R. (Rob Roy) Slocum

1883–1944

Best known for practical early-20th-century books on chickens, ducks, geese, and poultry breeding, this American writer turned farm knowledge into clear, useful guides. Much of the work linked to him was published through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, giving his books a grounded, hands-on feel.

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Ducks and Geese

Ducks and Geese

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

About the author

Rob R. Slocum, also listed as Rob Roy Slocum, was an American agricultural writer born in 1883 and died in 1944. Library and archive records connect him with a long run of poultry publications, especially guides for small-scale keepers and farmers.

His bibliography centers on practical subjects such as back-yard poultry keeping, caponizing, breeding stock, poultry marketing, and standard chicken varieties. He also coauthored books including Ducks and Geese and The Mating and Breeding of Poultry, and several of his works were issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or associated with its Bureau of Animal Industry.

What stands out about his writing is its usefulness: these were books meant to help readers choose breeds, raise birds well, and understand poultry production in everyday terms. Even now, his work offers a snapshot of how poultry keeping and farm education were explained in the first half of the 20th century.