AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 3 



NUMBER OF FOWLS AND VALUE OF POULTRY 

 AND EGGS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1910 



In 1910 there were also reported 1,765,000 guinea fowls, 

 valued at $613,000; 2,731,000 pigeons, valued at $762,000; 

 and 6,458 peafowls, valued at $18,300. 



The total value of all poultry and eggs in the United 

 States in 1910 is estimated to have been more than 

 $750,000,000, and for the year ending June 30, 1912, the 

 total value is estimated by the Department of Agricul- 

 ture as approximately $950,000,000. The value of poultry 

 and eggs in 1918 is estimated as over one billion dollars. 

 On November 27, 1912, one of the large New York daily 

 newspapers published the following figures giving the 

 comparative value per annum of leading American farm 

 products for a period of 5 yr. : 



Eggs (average price to farmer 22| c.). .$1,800,000,000 



Corn 1,500,000,000 



Wheat 625,000,000 



Hay 720,000,000 



Cotton 685,000,000 



Oats 390,000,000 



All kinds of farm products 8,000,000,000 



Accepting this as a fair estimate, we cannot help 

 realizing the immense value of poultry products in the 

 United States. 



