THE BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF FIGHTING COCKS BY EVERARD SIMPSON (1781)

This fascinating reprint of a rare Eighteenth century ''cocking'' manuscript will prove of great interest to all with an interest in game fowl. Its nine comprehensive chapters give the reader a valuable insight into the breeding and amnagement of fighting birds, over 200 years ago.

Contents:

The choice of successful cocks

Of the sufficency of good hens

Breeding out of old fought cocks

Breeding out of tainted fowl

A description of true game stock

Types of cocks and their fighting methods

The attainment of good fowl

Breeding and management

Rules of cocking in sumatra

The book's seventy pages remain an enduring testament to the once popular pastime of cockfighting.