Figure 1. Breed Distribution in Hatchery Supply Flocks in 

 National Poultry Improvement Plan as Reported in 44 States, 1948-1949 



%OFALL BIRDS 



30 



25 



20 



15 



10 



5 - 



NEW WHITE WHITE CROSS BARRED RHODE I. OTHER WHITE 

 HA MP. LEG. ROCKS MATED ROCKS REDS WYAN. 



Individual states showed much larger percentage increases in a six- or 

 seven-year period, for example: Michigan (over 3 times), Texas (over 6 

 times), Indiana (over 10 times), and Arkansas (60 times). 



In the 1948-49 report on birds included in the National Poultry Im- 

 provement Plan, New Hampshires were well in the lead in the United States 

 (44 states) with 29.67o of all birds enrolled as against 26.9% for White 

 Leghorns. (See Figure 1.) 



Hatching-Egg Outlets for New Hampshire 



The largest market for New Hampshire hatching eggs is in the Middle 

 Atlantic states. The Delaware-Maryland-Virginia broiler area, often termed 

 the Del-Mar-Va area, buys a large volume of eggs. But New Hampshire hatch- 

 eries also take a large quantity. 



Chick hatchings in New Hampshire, as a percentage of total eggs 

 produced, is larger than for any New England state. These data are shown 

 in Table 6. 



