164 THE TRADE IN EGGS AND POULTRY 



better eating than those that have undergone the cramming process. 

 The effect, again, on the supply is that for every ten birds put on 

 the market twenty years ago there are at least 100 to-day. But 

 the local demand is so great that a very large proportion of the 

 birds are not sent away at all. In fact, the demand seems to be 

 constantly increasing, as people find that, provided the price is not 

 too high, a plump young fowl is as economical as a small joint of 

 meat. 



