PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 21 



cultural colleges and state universities and poultry lec- 

 tures at farmers' institutes and other public meetings 

 are an interesting index of the progress of poultry hus- 

 bandry. 



PUBPOSE AND PLAN OF POULTRY PRODUCTION. 



Broadly stated, the purpose in poultry keeping is 

 profit or pleasure or both. The general purpose may 

 lead to the development of a special purpose and plan 

 of production such as the raising of a particular poultry 

 product to supply a special demand. The great variety 

 of poultry products obtainable makes it easy to select 

 one or more as specialties, for examples: fresh eggs, 

 squab broilers, soft roasters, newly hatched- chicks, etc., 

 etc. 



A great deal has been written about beauty and 

 utility as distinct lines in poultry culture but most breed- 

 ers are glad to unite both of these qualities in their 

 flocks. 



The different purposes and methods in poultry keep- 

 ing may be considered under four heads: 



1. The Family Flock: Numerous indeed are the 

 little flocks of fowls kept by families having only lim- 

 ited room for poultry or caring only to have a few chick- 

 ens on the place. 



The main purpose is to have a certain and con- 

 tinuous supply of fresh, wholesome, palatable poultry 

 products for the family table, secured at small expense. 

 The food of the fowls is mostly furnished by the wastes 

 of the household, supplemented, perhaps, by the sur- 

 plus crops of the garden. The care of the flock takes 

 but little of the time of some member of the family 

 and the whole arrangement may be very simple and 

 economical. 



Domestic fowls lend themselves to the successful 

 carrying out of this plan with easy adaptation to con- 

 ditions and thus contribute to healthy, inexpensive liv- 

 ing in many homes. 



One of the strong inducements in the modern move- 



