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can be sold very cheaply, as the fowls are fed almost entirely on 

 waste and allowed at night to stay under any shelter which is most 

 convenient. The Russian government has made several endeavors 

 to aid the industry, but is hindered by the ignorance of a large 

 mass of the population. 



In European countries, as a rule, the mass of the production is 

 upon small farms and from small flocks. The greatest advance has 

 been attained in sections where the producers have cooperated 

 in securing better market conditions and better methods of ship- 

 ping and marketing, and where there has been a steady and con- 

 scientious attempt to improve both the stock and methods of 

 management. The one great fact which the United States should 

 learn and make use of from these countries is the necessity, if the 

 best results are to be attained, of immediate steps toward system- 

 atic organization and cooperation, to see that the producer re- 

 ceives adequate returns for his products. 



REVIEW. 



1 . What is meant by the term poultry farming? 



2. Give the number and value of poultry in the United States in 1910. 



3. Give the percentage increase in numbers and production during the pre- 



ceding ten years. 



4. Where is the greatest egg producing section of the United States? 



5. Describe the method of poultry farming in the Petaluma district, Cal. 



6. Describe the method of poultry farming in the Vineland district, N. J. 



7. For what is the Little Compton district famous? 



8. For what is the South Shore district famous? 



9. Name five modern developments which have revolutionized the poultry 



industry. 



10. Discuss poultry keeping as a business. 



11. As an employment. 



12. As an investment. 



13. For family use. 



14. For fancy purposes. 



15. Enumerate the various separate poultry industries. 



16. Name and discuss the advantages of poultry keeping. 



17. What are the possible disadvantages? 



18. What do you consider a reasonable profit from poultry? 



19. What are the risks of the business? 



20. Give a brief review of poultry keeping in the leading European countries. 



References. The Twelfth and Thirteenth Census of the United States: 

 Agriculture, "Distribution and Magnitude of the Poultry and Egg Industry," 

 by G. F. Thompson, U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry, Report, 1902. 



