Frost on Chickens is a National Agricultural Library Digital Exhibit, available online. Thank you NAL!
"I kept farm, so to speak for nearly ten years, but less as a
farmer than as a fugitive from the world that seemed to me to
'disallow' me. It was all instinctive, but I can see now that I went
away to save myself and fix myself before I measured myself against all
creation."
Robert Frost
From a letter to the literary editor of the Boston Evening Transcript, March 22, 1915. Quoted in Sheehy, D. G., Richardson, M., & Faggen, R. (eds.) The Letters of Robert Frost: Volume 1, 1886 - 1921 (2014), page 12.
The poet Robert Frost lived and worked as a poultry farmer in Derry, New
Hampshire from 1900 to 1909. During that period he published a dozen
articles for two trade journals: The Eastern Poultryman and The Farm-Poultry. The National Agricultural Library (NAL) holds copies of these publications and other relevant materials on poultry farming which give context to Frost's articles.
"Frost
on Chickens" is made of nine smaller topical exhibits that relate directly
to the subjects contained in Frost's pieces. Each exhibit presents relevant
excerpts from Frost's articles, an overview of the topic, and links to
full-text, digital NAL and USDA materials. The structure of the site follows
the general subjects addressed by Frost's stories. There are nine focused
exhibits: Hen Houses, Backyard Chickens, Chicken Feed, Fancy Chickens, Poultry
Breeds, Poultry Farming, Egg Production, the Poultry Marketplace, and the
Poultry Press. There is also an overview of Robert Frost's time in Derry, New
Hampshire in the early 1900s and the Frost Farm.
NAL has created many digital materials relevant to all of these topics.
Providing an alternate means of access to these full-text books,
articles, and reports is one of the reasons "Frost on Chickens" was
created.
"Frost on Chickens" contains records for over 200 selected full-text
digital books, reports, and images from the late the 1800s and the 1900s
on poultry farming, chicken breeding, and competitive chicken
exhibitions, referred to commonly as "The Fancy."
The exhibit also includes records for over 100 selected full-text
articles and reports documenting the current work of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service related to poultry
including research into poultry health, nutrition, and housing, egg and
meat safety and quality, and poultry production efficiency.
Many of the items featured here were published a century ago. Therefore,
please do not assume that the content reflects current scientific
knowledge, policies, or practices. All views expressed in these items
are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
The Robert Frost Farm in Derry, New Hampshire: Present Day
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