28' BROILERS AND ROASTERS. 



these places the demand is on the whole so much greater 

 than the supply that so far as the individual producer is 

 concerned it is practically unlimited. The poultry man 

 near such a market, or having shipping facilities which 

 bring such a market near him, may plan for as large a 

 product as he can handle without fear that his produce 

 \\ill prove unsalable, or salable only at a figure which 

 leaves him little profit. 



One who cannot reach such a market handily may still 

 find it profitable to produce market poultry of different 

 kinds to suit his local demand, which, though limited, is 

 iipt to be good in any prosperous town as long as produc- 

 tion is in proper ratio to the demand. The grower who 

 lias access%to large markets may find it to his advantage to 

 make a specialty of some one kind of market poultry, or 

 at appropriate seasons to produce as much of certain kinds 

 as he can, but the poultryman who is dependent on a small 

 market must nearly always produce a little of each of the 

 different kinds of poultry required for the best class of 

 trade. 



In selecting a location for a roaster plant, or for a plant 

 to be devoted largely to broiler production, one must get 

 near a large market, that is, within easy shipping distance 

 of it, and, if possible, he should try to locate where there 

 are others interested in the same special line of work. 

 Where the market is limited, one must avoid competition ; 

 but where the demand is so good that there is no competition 

 between producers, except the natural rivalry to excel, one 

 can have all the advantages of proximity to others engaged 

 in the same business, without any of the disadvantages that 

 sometimes attend such conditions. 



