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FARM POULTRY 



CHAPTER I 



POULTRY - RAISING AS A BUSINESS 



Now that the extent and importance of the 

 poultry industry is recognized by every one, and 

 particularly by those who have made the subject 

 a study, it is not "necessary, in this connection, 

 to enter into an extended discussion of the pres- 

 ent or possible usefulness of domesticated fowls. 

 It may be of interest, however, to note some of 

 the difficulties which hinder, if they do not en- 

 tirely prevent, the compilation of accurate statis- 

 tics of the value of the poultry and poultry 

 products of the United States. 



When one attempts to compare poultry- raising 

 with other agricultural industries he is confronted 

 with more or less inaccurate data. Many, at first 

 thought, place the value of this industry far below 

 its true worth, and it will require but a moment's 

 reflection to understand why this is so. Both 

 the rural and suburban population look to the 

 domestic fowls for a little help each day in pro- 

 viding the table with wholesome and palatable 



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