VALUE OF POULTRY 



and 



incr 



The rank of the ten leading states in the number and 

 value of fowls produced is shown in the accompanying 

 table. 



RANK OP THE TEN LEADING STATES IN THE 

 NUMBER AND VALUE OF POULTRY PRODUCED 



This table shows that the wholesale price of poultry 

 in the state of Missouri was greater than in the state 

 of Illinois; that the price of Texas poultry was less than 

 the price in Pennsylvania; that the price in New York 

 was considerably greater than in other states. 



The census reports shows that the average wholesale 

 value of live chickens in New England was 74 cents; 

 in the Middle States, 68 cents; in the Southern States, 

 from 38 to 44 cents; on the Pacific Coast and in the moun- 

 tainous districts the price was from 62 to 82 cents each. 

 These values indicate that the price of poultry increases 

 as the population becomes denser. 



The following table shows the egg receipts by months ' 

 for the years 1913 and 1916 in seven of the largest 

 cities of the country and indicates the months of highest 

 and lowest production. The highest prices are obtained, 

 of course, when the yield is lowest. The seven cities 

 in which the eggs were received were Boston, Chicago, 

 Cincinnati, Milwaukee, New York, St. Louis, and San 

 Francisco. 



