NOTED CENTRES OF PRODUCTION 



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The Little Compton district in Rhode Island produces brown 

 eggs for the New England markets. Here the colony system is 

 exclusively used (Fig. 16). The birds are kept in small flocks, in 

 isolated houses scattered over a large area and no fences are used. 

 The feeding and watering are done from wagons at regular inter- 





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FIG. 16. Scenes from the Little Compton district, R. I. Note the extensive colony 

 system and the cheap houses. (Photos by P. W. Almy.) 



vals. Owing to the poor character of the soil, general farm crops 

 are not profitably grown. In this district the cost of production 

 of eggs is small, and the financial returns are good. This is due 

 to the reduced labor and the small investment in houses. Natural 

 methods in hatching and rearing are almost entirely used. 



Market Poultry. There are two sections interesting for their 



