No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 473 



Average Value. 



Horses, :?1 21 .00 



Mules, 128.00 



Milk cows 55.50 



Other cattle 29.00 



Sheep, 5.40 



Hogs, 11.80 



May the livestock breeders of the State of Pennsylvania look aliead 

 to a broader future, by i)utting forth greater efforts, being j)repared 

 to feed the increased population, securing for ourselves health, wealth 

 and prosperity. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON POULTRY 



By W. THEO. WTTTMAN, Chairman. 



As Chairman of your Committee on Poultry, I would respectfully 

 report that several interesting conditions have existed in this industry 

 during the last year. That the consumption of eggs is still on the 

 increase and that the quality of the eggs consumed, due to our Pure 

 Food laws, is steadilv improving, is without doubt. That the next 

 logical step, after making sure that all eggs marketed shall be fresh 

 or fairly fresh, is to see that all eggs are clean and are produced 

 under sanitary conditions — a fresh or comparativley fresh eg^ is no 

 guarantee that said eii.g is always desirable from a food standpoint. 



That the amount of poultry consumed has increased or will increase 

 is doubtful, for poultry meat consumption being one of the higher 

 priced meats will decrease, with the general decrease of meat con- 

 sumption, that seems inevitable. Neither does there seem to be any 

 improvement in the quality of the poultry marketed and just as long 

 as poultry generally is regarded as a luxury, chicken and turkey 

 on the table will be regarded as "chicken" and as "turkey" regardless 

 of its quality on the market. If growers could make growing spe- 

 cialty market poultry profitable or if that big class of producers, viz: 

 farmers, would generally adopt caponizing, there would be a prompt 

 and marked improvement in market or killing poultry. 



The apparent decline in the interest shown in fancy or show poultry 

 and in poultry shows or exhibitions mentioned in last year's report 

 still continues. However, with the advent of good times, the de- 

 mand for this kind of poultry and the prices for same have shown 

 some improvement, although still way below those prevailing only a 

 few years back. 



Likewise, the enormous interest in utility or work-a-day poultry 

 mentioned as having taken to a large extent the place once occupied 

 by fancy poultry, continues unabated. This interest centered to a 

 great extent on White Legliorns, and especiallv Englisli Wliite L'^g- 

 horns, on Wyaudottes, Rocks, Reds and anything that could make 



