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The average day is one of ten hours, with special late hours dur- 
ing the spring while hatching and rearing are under way. Extra 
help is quite often employed at this time to do routine work such as 
filling lamps, watering, and cleaning. Work on poultry farms offers 
many attractions to young men wishing workin theopen. Perma- 
nent and efficient labor is easily obtained if the employer at- 
tempts to make the work remunerative, interesting, and enjoyable. 
The Stde-line Flock—There are two types of poultry flocks 
which are kept as a distinct side line to other business. These 
are the often-mentioned farm flocks and the city flock. 
The farm flock exists on over ninety-five per cent of all Amer- 
ican farms. The great bulk of our eggs are produced in the spring 
of the year with little care and at small cost from such flocks. 
The average size of such a flock is from ten to one hundred birds, 
which are usually poorly housed and insufficiently fed. More 
interest in the poultry on the part of the farmer would result in 
more and better birds and would make poultry husbandry one 
of the most remunerative branches of general farming. 
The city flock, located on small areas in thickly-settled sec- 
tions, is a recent and interesting development. Studies in New 
Jersey show that in average cities there is one bird to every two 
inhabitants. These flocks vary in size from ten to twenty-five 
birds, and are kept in close confinement. They are usually well 
cared for, both as to housing and feeding. Many cities are now 
passing ordinances regulating the keeping of birds, with the idea 
of compelling proper sanitary surroundings. 
Auziliary Occupations.—The poultry industry has made rapid 
strides in its development during the past decade. This develop- 
ment has brought about the building up of many associated lines 
of business. These lines of effort offer pleasing and remunerative 
occupations to many thousands of progressive poultrymen. 
The poultry judge is a product of the sporting spirit of the 
poultryman. Poultry shows have doubled in number and popu- 
larity in the short space of four years. With this development 
has come a growing demand for honest, well-trained men, with 
experience in breeding poultry, to make the awards at exhibitions. 
Judging is usually an auxiliary occupation carried on by a breeder 
of birds or, as is often the case, by a poultry editor. A knowledge 
of standard requirements and honesty in making the awards are 
the essentials to success. The field for good poultry judges is 
attractive, and the demand is greater than the supply. 
