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Gordon, Mrs. Ogilvie. A Handbook of Employments, 219-221. 



Jones, Guy M., Co. Trade Foundations, 41 and 42. 



Robison, Emily. Vocational Education, 241-263, agricultural 

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Sears, F. C. Productive Orcharding. 



Spillman, W. J. Farm Science, chap, xi, plant propagation. 



Weaver, E. W., and Byler, J. F. Vocations for Boys, 260, 

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Wilkinson, J. W. Practical Agriculture, chap, xxv, the prop- 

 agation of plants. 



11. THE POULTRY RAISER 



1. Importance: Eggs and poultry are among our most essential 

 food products. They are reckoned in this country as worth as 

 much as the hay crop or wheat crop, more than three quarters 

 of a billion dollars annually. While the general farmer pro- 

 duces a large part of this great food supply, the modern poultry 

 raiser makes the industry his vocation, uses scientific methods, 

 keeps busy throughout the year, and finds a ready market in 

 almost any community. Modern cold storage systems tend to 

 keep prices somewhat even throughout the year. 



Poultry farming is made a part of general farming in most 

 sections of the United States; in the extreme East and extreme 

 West, however, it is largely carried on as a separate industry. 



2. Work done: Raising chickens by the use of the incubator and 

 by setting eggs under hens in the old way; rearing young 

 chicks; caring for poultry in buildings and in open yards; pre- 

 paring various kinds of feeds; constructing and repairing 

 buildings and fences; selecting and improving breeds of poultry; 

 marketing eggs and poultry. 



3. Advantages : The light nature of most of the work of the occu- 

 pation; the fact that the industry may be established on a 

 small capital; the possibility of success on a small land area; 

 the quick returns for labor and investment; the ample profits 

 usually reached by the large scale, scientific production of eggs 

 and poultry; the fact that persons without full health and 

 strength and women and young people can profitably engage 

 in the occupation, both as assistants and managers or pro- 

 prietors. 



