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the Middle Atlantic division reports a higher total value 

 of eggs than any of the southern divisions. In the 

 former, the number of fowls raised was 59,066,127, valued 

 at $17,681,375. The eggs produced amounted to 165,557,865 

 doz., and the value to $26,395,765. The average value per 

 fowl was 30c. ; and of eggs, 16c. per doz. 



The poultry production in the Middle Atlantic division, 

 36,313,031 fowls, was valued at $21,527,077, or an average 

 of 59c. per fowl; and the 161,921,598 doz. eggs produced 

 were valued at $37,507,552, or an average of 23c. per doz. 



Production of Poultry and Eggs by States. The pro- 

 duction of fowls and eggs on farms by states during 

 1909 is shown in the table. 



Seven states in the country raised over 20,000,000 fowls 

 in 1909, namely: Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, 

 Kansas, Ohio, and Indiana, their combined production 

 comprising over 39% of the poultry produced in the 

 United States. Only four states, however, reported a 

 production of over 100,000,000 doz. eggs: Missouri, Iowa, 

 Ohio, and Illinois, their combined product representing 

 over 26% of the total. 



Illinois raised 32,352,888 fowls in 1909, with a total 

 value of $15,404,028, an average of 48c. per fowl. The 

 production of eggs amounted to 100,119,418 doz., valued 

 at $18,940,454, an average value of 19c. per doz. 



The production of poultry in Missouri amounted to 

 31,913,210 fowls, valued at $14,572,585, or an average of 

 46c. per fowl. This state reported a production c/ 

 111,816,693 doz. eggs, having a total value of $19,345,602 

 or an average value of 17c. per doz. 



Iowa with a production of 29,990,147 fowls, ranks third 

 among the states. The total value of its poultry was 

 $13,914,985, or an average of 46c. per fowl. A total of 

 109,760,487 doz. eggs were produced in 1909, valued at 

 $19,235,600, or an average of 18c. per doz. 



The 23,433,005 fowls raised in Ohio were valued at 

 $10,997,633, the average value per, fowl amounting to 47c. 

 This state produced 100,889,599 doz. eggs, having a total 

 value of $19,748,658, or an average value of 20c. per doz. 



