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of chickens; of turkeys, 41.6% were reported from these 

 two divisions; of ducks, 46.6%; and of geese, only 36.1%. 

 The two South Central divisions combined had 44.5% of 

 the total number of geese, a very much larger percentage 

 than in the case of chickens. 



AVERAGE VALUE PER FOWL OF ALL FOWLS IN 

 THE UNITED STATES 



The preceding table from the 1910 census shows 

 the average value of fowls on farms in the United 

 States. In the case of chickens, turkeys, and ducks, 

 the average values in 1910 were lowest in the West 

 and South Central divisions, and the highest in New 

 England. New England also shows the highest average 

 value for geese, and the lowest is in the East South 

 Central division. The average value of fowls of all 

 classes combined shows a marked increase from 1900 to 

 1910 in every geographical division of the United States. 



PRODUCTION OF POULTRY AND EGGS IN 

 THE UNITED STATES 



PRODUCTION ON FARMS ACCORDING TO CENSUS 



As given by the 1910 census, the production of poultry 

 and eggs on farms in the United States in 1909 is 

 shown in the accompanying table. Special attention 

 is called to the fact that the statistics in this table 

 include only the poultry and eggs produced on farms 

 in 1909, the value of poultry at any particular date not 

 being considered; and special attention is also called 

 to the fact that the production on farms only was taken, 

 as no enumeration was provided by law for cities, towns, 

 or villages. 



Increase in Value of Poultry and Eggs. The total 

 number of farms reporting fowls raised in 1909 was 

 5,655,754, or 88.9% of all farms in the United States; and 

 the number of such fowls was 488,468,354, or an average 



