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reports, were indisputable evidence of what could be attained 

 by proper methods of feeding and management. Interested 

 persons said, ''If the Experimental Farms, Poultry Division, 

 can attain such results, surely we can try to do the same," 

 and they did so, very successfully. 



Another great incentive to the development of the poultry 

 branch of farm work throughout the country was the growing 

 demand, at increased values, for both strictly new-laid eggs and 

 the better quality of poultry. It had been confidently predicted 

 by pessimists that, as soon as the advice to produce eggs and 

 poultry was generally followed, prices would become so low as 

 to make further production scarcely worth while. As a matter 

 of fact, the opposite occurred; increasing, rather than decreasing 

 prices stimulated the farmers of the country to still further 

 interest in their poultry. 



During this period, a poultry department was also estab- 

 lished in connection with the Ontario Agricultural College at 

 Guelph, Ont., and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College at 

 Truro, N.S. Both departments are under the charge of skilled 

 instructors and demonstrators and have been great promoters 

 of poultry development in the two provinces named. 



From 1900 until the present day, the poultry industry has 

 expanded rapidly along the lines mentioned above. A poultry 

 department was established at Edmonton, Alta., under the 

 auspices of the Provincial Government. Later, one was estab- 

 lished in connection with the Manitoba Agricultural College at 

 Winnipeg, Man. In the United States, numerous poultry 

 departments were added to the Experiment Stations and Agri- 

 cultural Colleges. 



In 1906, Bulletin No. 54, on ''The Breeding, Feeding and 

 General Management of Poultry" was issued from the Poultry 

 Division of the Central Experimental Farm and at once secured 

 a large circulation. Owing to the continued demand, a second 

 edition was issued in the year 1908. The evidence given by the 

 Poultry Manager in the spring of 1911 before the Committee on 

 Agriculture and Colonization of the House of Commons on "The 

 Production of Eggs in Winter," which was afterwards printed 

 in pamphlet form, was extensively circulated in different parts 

 of the country. 



An interesting feature of this stage of poultry progress was 

 the rapidly growing value of the home market in face of increased 

 production and decreased exports, as shown by the following 

 official figures: — 



In 1902 we exported 11,635,108 doz. eggs, value $1,733,342. 



" 1909 " 552,850 " " 124,315. 



" 1910 " 160,650 " " 41,766. 



