Figure 2. Relationship Between Broiler Producing Areas of Six Finns 

 with Broiler Production at a Given Densitv. 



Assembly and processing are conducted five days a week throughout 

 the year except for a two week period and one week when they are limit- 

 ed to two days. The hatcheries distribute chicks two, four, or six days a 

 week-. In actuality, the failure of hatch removal and distribution days 

 to coincide with processing days would cause minor variations in the 

 average weight per bird between flocks. It is assumed for purposes of this 

 study, that all finished birds average 3.5 pounds live weight. 



It is assumed that the transfer functions are organized and conduct- 

 ed in a specified manner. The broiler production units in each of one or 

 more bands are serviced by one or more complements, each consisting of 

 a vehicle and labor. Each complement initiates each trip at the hatchery 

 and proceeds out along a primary radial highway and system of second- 

 ary roads which cut across the bands in the production plane. In each 



- See Table 2 for the number of scheduled hatch removal days for the model 

 hatcheries. 



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