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Rob R. (Rob Roy) Slocum
1883–1944
A practical early-20th-century writer on poultry and farm life, this author helped bring government-backed advice on chickens, ducks, geese, eggs, and marketing to everyday readers. His books and bulletins are straightforward, useful snapshots of American agriculture in that era.
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Ducks and Geese
by Harry M. Lamon, Rob R. (Rob Roy) Slocum
About the author
Working under the name Rob R. (Rob Roy) Slocum, he wrote extensively about poultry raising and related farm topics in the early 1900s. Library and public-domain records identify him as Rob R. (Rob Roy) Slocum, 1883–1944, and list a long run of practical works on subjects such as caponizing, breeding stock, standard chicken varieties, back-yard poultry keeping, and egg marketing.
His publications were closely tied to the United States Department of Agriculture, and some records also connect him with the Bureau of Animal Industry. He appears as the author or co-author of books including Ducks and Geese and Turkey Raising, as well as USDA farmers' bulletins meant to give clear, hands-on guidance to farmers and home poultry keepers.
What stands out most about his work is its practical tone. Rather than writing as a literary figure, he wrote as a specialist trying to solve everyday problems for readers who needed dependable advice.