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FARM MANAGEMENT 



is 5 pounds of poultry sold for every hen kept, we would 

 have the following comparisons : 1 



The difference between Iowa and Massachusetts is 

 enough to pay the entire feed bill for a hen a year. In 

 South Carolina, corn costs more than in Massachusetts. 

 The average egg production per hen is about half as much 

 as in Massachusetts. Diseases are also worse in the South. 

 Poultry in the South gathers more of its own food, because 

 of the long season for green food, and because of the 

 abundance of insects. The cost for housing is also l p ss, 

 but the cost of housing in the North should not be over 

 10 to 20 cents per hen per year. After allowing for all 

 these differences, there is no question but that the profit is 

 better in the North. The South will always raise poultry 

 for local ,use, as will every other country, but it is not the 

 place to go if one is thinking of locating a poultry farm. 

 Such a farm should be located nearer large markets, or 

 might be located in the region of cheap food, if the lower 

 prices could be overcome by care and prompt shipment. 



52. Fruit and vegetables in relation to transportation. 



- Fresh fruits that are very perishable must be produced 



relatively near market. Apples may be shipped long 



distances, but must be protected from freezing. Low- 



1 The actual price received would, in each case, he somewhat less than 

 the amounts given above, because the prices are the average by months.. 

 More products would be sold during the months of low prices. 



