income from poultry sources was $4,314,000 in 1928, an increase of about 134,000 

 dollars over the estimated 1927 income of $4,188,000 and also greater than the 

 income for the years of 1924-1925 or 1926. 



Many Montana poultry raisers realize the value of breeding a standard 

 variety of bird and while almost any type can be found in the state, most of the 

 poultry population falls into one of the following breeds: S. C. White Leghorns, 

 Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, S. C. and R. C. Rhode Island Reds, 

 White Wyandottes and Buff Orpingtons. In these classes are found members of 

 outstanding American strains ; for example, many fine Tancred flocks of Leghorns 

 are reared in the state, several well bred flocks of Martin's Regal Dorcas White 

 Wyandottes are also raised here. 



With the exception of certain areas where specialized egg production is 

 possible, such as the western district, the Huntley Project and certain smaller 

 irrigated sections, the problems of poultry production in the state are fairly 

 uniform in all districts. Progress is being made in methods of feeding, housing 

 and management and grading eggs before marketing, according to the State Ex- 

 tension Service. Such practices enable Montana growers to compete with the 

 co-operative egg marketing associations of the Pacific coast which annually 

 ship many carloads of eggs to the state. 



EGG PRODUCTION STUDY 



A study of egg production is made through monthly inquiries to reporters 

 of the United States Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates. The following 

 questions are asked: (A) Number of hens, including pullets of laying age, that 

 were in your flock yesterday. (B) Number of eggs produced by your flock yes- 

 terday. Results of this survey for 1928-1927-1926 and 1925 are given here for 

 the information of the reporters co-operating. Much of the value of such surveys 

 will arise from comparison with past years and will develop with length of 

 records. 



1928 EGG PRODUCTION ON REPORTERS' FARMS WITH 1927, 1926 AND 1925 

 FOR COMPARISON 



No . Farms Reporting Number of Hens and Pullets in Flock* 



Month 1928 1927 1926 1925 1928 1927 1926 1925 



Jan 363 242 555 357 23,667 15,923 36.982 22.988 



Feb 358 351 375 S54 23,440 21.809 24.295 24,431 



- Mar 324 278 264 341 21,238 16,552 15,560 20,161 



Apr 275 391 383 348 17,693 23,628 23,502 22,513 



May 242 307 261 455 15,853 16,226 16,286 28,643 



June 240 350 295 313 14,326 17,070 16,015 19,907 



July 209 278 275 323 13,413 13.031 14,696 18,280 



Aug 235 255 222 308 12,972 12,033 11,004 16,647 



Sept 210 259 250 255 10,560 • 13,190 12,810 12,410 



Oct 201 286 308 317 11,433 14,402 17,712 16,948 



Nov 235 275 257 349 14,970 15,490 15,007 18,284 



Dec 332 310 299 336 23,290 19,787 18,010 20,476 



268.7 298.5 312.0 338.0 16,904.5 16,595.1 18,489.9 20,140.7 



Number of Eggs Produced Percent of Whole Flock Producing 



Month 1928 1927 1926 1925 1928 1927 1926 1925 



Jan 3.162 1,992 8.220 1,908 13.4 12.5 22.2 8.3 



Feb 4,413 3,942 5,613 4,526 18.8 18.1 23.1 18.5 



Mar 8,514 5,323 6,603 6,692 35.4 32.2 42.4 33.2 



Apr 9,668 12,398 13,248 9,787 54.6 52.5 56.4 48.5 



May 8,898 9,059 9,839 16,661 ' 56.1 55.8 60.4 58.2 



June 7,430 8,995 8,218 10,236 51.9 52.7 51.3 51.4 



July 6,123 5,971 6,423 8,341 45.6 45.8 43.7 45.6 



Aug 5,392 4.826 4,374 6,514 41.6 40.1 39.7 89.9 



Sept 4,204 5,390 5,248 4,809 39.8 40.9 40.9 88.8 



Oct 8,682 5,550 4,712 4,960 82.2 38.5 26.6 29.8 



Nov 2,742 3,234 2,709 2,201 18.8 20.9 18.1 12.0 



Dec 2,933 2,112 1,903 2,100 12.6 10.7 10.6 10.8 



5,518.4 5,732.7 6,425.4 6,561.8 82.61 84.54 34.75 82.58 



THE TURKEY INDUSTRY 



The past seven years have witnessed a big expansion in the turkey indus- 

 try. There had been an abrupt rise in turkey population from about 29,400 in 1920 



