author
Stanley J. Marsden
b. 1897
A practical poultry expert from the early 20th century, he wrote clear, hands-on guides that helped farmers raise healthier, more profitable turkey flocks. His books focus on breeding, housing, and day-to-day management, making them useful snapshots of American farm knowledge in their time.
1 Audiobook
Turkey Raising
by Stanley J. Marsden, Alfred R. Lee
About the author
Stanley J. Marsden was an American agricultural writer and poultry specialist born in 1897. Library and archival records credit him with a number of works on turkey husbandry, including Turkey Raising, Turkey Management, Turkey Production, Plans for Turkey Range Shelters, and The Beltsville Small White Turkey.
His writing is closely tied to U.S. Department of Agriculture poultry work, and some editions identify him as a poultry husbandman in the Animal Husbandry Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry. That background shows in his books: they are practical, methodical, and aimed at farmers, breeders, and anyone trying to improve flock health, housing, and production.
Today, Marsden is remembered less as a literary figure than as a dependable agricultural guide whose manuals gathered the working knowledge of turkey raising into accessible form. For listeners interested in rural history, farming, or older how-to books, his work offers a direct look at how poultry science was explained to everyday readers.