POULTRY SECTIONS 



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Though practically the entire State is favorable for poultry raising, the 

 industry has become intensified in certain sections. The Vineland area in 

 particular contains many poultry farms, mostly of the same type. With the 

 exception of Petaluna, California, no other area in the United States has 

 developed poultry farming to so high a degree. Other sections closely 

 rival Vineland. 



Section I. Vineland Area. This covers a rectangular tract in Cumber- 

 land County about five miles wide and seven miles long, with the borough of 

 Vineland as its center. It is 35 miles south of Philadelphia and 100 miles 

 from New York City. Transportation facilities are excellent, no poultry 

 farm being over two miles from a shipping point. The topography is nearly 

 level; the soil is light and sandy, with considerable gravel in many places. 

 It is so well drained that it is possible to keep poultry on the same ground 

 year after year without danger of disease. The Leghorn is the prevailing 

 type of bird. 



Section 2. Lakewood and Toms River Area. The area about these 

 centers is located in Ocean County, 63 miles from New York City, and 

 about 13 miles from an important group of shore resorts. Shipping facil- 

 ities by rail and highway are very convenient. The topography is fairly 

 level; the soil and climatic conditions are similar to those of Section 1. 

 Throughout the area are well-grown pine forests which further moderate 

 the naturally mild winters. The industry is not quite so intensive as in 

 Section 1, the farms being larger and more scattered, yet the section prom- 

 ises to rival the Vineland area within a few years. Here as well the pre- 

 dominating type is the Leghorn, and there are also some of the best Barred 

 Rock and Rhode Island Red flocks in the country. 



Section j. Hammonton Area. This narrow rectangular strip extends 

 along two railroads between Hammonton and Egg Harbor City. Con- 

 ditions respecting soil and climate are similar to those of Section 1, though 

 the poultry industry is somewhat less intensified. Its future is promising. 

 The Leghorn is the principal type raised. 



Section 4. Delaware River Area. In the immediate vicinity of Lam- 

 bertville and Frenchtown is a section made up principally of large special- 



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