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POULTRY FARMING 



products produced over the number of products produced, which 

 would indicate that better prices were received for poultry prod- 

 ucts during 1920 than 1910, which is a recognized fact. 



Table II-B. — Quantities of Poultry and Eggs Produced. 



It is interesting to observe from the 1920 census that Iowa 

 continues to maintain her position of supremacy in so far as the 

 total number and value of chickens on farms and the products 

 which they produce, are concerned. Following closely in her 

 footsteps are the States of Illinois and Missouri. 



Fig. (5. 



-Distribution of poultry in the United States. Each black clot represents one 

 million birds on farms. 



Noted Centres of Production. — While the production of eggs 

 in the United States is widespread, only the Central States of 

 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, 

 Missouri; Texas, Tennessee, and Kentucky produce more than 

 are consumed in their immediate vicinity. The great numbers of 



