A POPULAR STYLE OF POULTRY HOUSE IN THE VINELAND, N. J., DISTRICT. 



In this tract, which has become noted for the number of Whi 

 individual plot of ground, whether town lot or farm, seems to have 

 follows that the poultry houses and appliances 

 Illustrated herewith is on the poultry plant of 



15 by 20 fee 



continuous" type. 



Leghorns kept for egg production, every 

 flock of White Leghorns. Naturally It 

 very simple and decidedly practical. The house 

 hinson, Vineland, N. J. " '- "' "- " """ ' 

 It holds 500 White Leghorns. Most laying houses on 

 of the new houses are being built with a hood roof. 



White Leghorn Farms of Vineland, N. J. 



Fortunately Situated Within Easy Distance of the Greatest Markets in this Country, Possessing an Excellent 



Climate and Suitable Soil. Vineland, N. J., is Establishing a Reputation for Marketing Prime 



Quality White Leghorn Eggs That Bring a Premium Over the Highest New York 



Prices. Wholesale Production of Eggs in a Retail Manner. 



Co-Operative Selling of Market Eggs. 



VINELAND is situated in southern New Jersey on 

 the border of the pine belt, and the wind coming 

 from the north carries the aroma of the woods 

 and is tempered by the trees in its coming. Vineland 

 lies between Delaware Bay and the seashore, and the 

 warm gulf stream that flows up the eastern coast gives 

 to this region a mild and equable climate. The soil is 

 sand — there can be no doubt about that. There is white 

 sand, and yellow sand and blue sand frosted with white. 

 This was once a part of the prehistoric bed of the Atlantic 

 Ocean. The ground quickly becomes barren when chick- 

 ens run on it, but it does not become tainted because its 

 porous nature permits it to cleanse itself like a sieve 

 filled with water. 



The city of Vineland itself covers a square mile, but 

 what is known as the "Vineland tract" embraces the 

 whole of Landis township. Within a radius of three or 

 four miles from Vineland City S. C. White Leghorns are 

 kept for the production of eggs on almost every indi- 

 vidual plot of ground. During a drive through that com- 

 munity one day I saw more poultry houses than I had 

 ever seen before in a much longer journey among poul- 

 try farms. The secretary of the Vineland Poultry Asso- 

 ciation estimates that there are over eighty-five thousand 

 White Leghorn hens and pullets on 'this Vineland tract. 

 The different flocks range in size from a few fowls kept 

 in back yards to one plant where two thousand birds 

 are kept. 



The Different Methods Employed 



Poultry culture is becoming more and more of a 

 science. The experience of different poultry keepers is 

 recorded and classified. Poultry operations may never 

 be conducted with absolute certainty, for unknown causes 

 will continually be potent factors with which it is quite 

 impossible always to cope successfully. However, today 

 an experienced poultryman can forecast the result of the 

 season's work with greater certainty than ever before. 

 As fundamental principles that make for greater certainty 

 of results are being established one by one, it behooves 

 the poultryman to keep in touch with the progress of 

 the times and to avail himself of the results of the ex- 

 perience of others. 



At Vineland I noticed that all the poultry houses 

 admitted sufficient sunlight and a plentiful supply of fresh 

 air. The value of these two free gifts of nature has been 

 established and is thoroughly appreciated by successful 

 poultry raisers. The realization that fresh air and sun- 

 shine are necessary to the health of fowls has had much 

 to do with the change from the days of tight houses, 

 when the Leghorn race of fowls was looked upon as a 

 tender breed, to the present time when the Leghorn is 

 considered to be a hardy bird. 



Aside from the fresh air fronts, the poultry houses at 

 Vineland are built either according to the preconceived 

 ideas of the owner or after the pattern of poultry houses 



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