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POULTRY FARMING 



production of market poultry, the soft roaster district, commonly 

 known as the South Shore district of eastern Massachusetts, and 

 the capon district of New Jersey. 



Fig. 17. — Roaster growing by intensive methods, South Shore district. (Photo by 

 E. O. Damon, owner.) 



The South Shore district is noted for the high quality of soft 

 roasting chickens which are marketed. The work is usually sec- 

 ondary to other lines of agricultural endeavor; but there are many 



Fig. 18. — Well-grown South Shore roasters. (Photo by E. O. Damon, owner.) 



specialized plants, producing from two thousand to six thousand 

 roasters in a season (Figs. 17, 18, and 19). The smaller producers 

 raise from one hundred to five hundred. The profit from this 

 work is very satisfactory^, ranging from eighty cents to one dollar 



