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POULTRY CULTURE 



FIG. 74. A pheasantry in the suburbs of Boston. (Photograph from 

 E. F. Conness) 



The breeding of fowls for fancy points engages the attention 

 of many thousands of people. The greater number of these breed 

 on a small scale and primarily for their own pleasure and recrea- 

 tion, but many give all their time to it and have considerable capi- 

 tal invested in the business. Nearly all make some effort to sell 



stock and eggs for 

 hatching. The profits 

 in this line of poultry 

 culture are much less 

 than is generally sup- 

 posed. Competition is 

 strong and the cost of 

 doing business is large 

 in proportion to the 

 volume of business. 

 The seasons for the 

 sale of stock and eggs 

 are short, and sales 

 are much affected by outside influences. Only a small proportion 

 of breeders engaged in this line make more than a living, and a 

 considerable number of the breeders most prominent at any time 



FIG. 75. Breeding pens of phe 

 in same yard 



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