54 CHOOSING A POULTRY FARM 
If one has these facilities, it will be possible to save much in 
the purchasing of feed and other supplies during periods of low 
prices. 
There are many times when some machines or parts of machines 
need repair, and much time can often be saved by making a quick 
order for prompt delivery. This is especially true in incubation 
and brooding, where injury to the heating equipment may be 
quickly repaired, thus saving many dollars from loss of chicks 
or eggs. 
Means of Communication.—The following are the more com- 
mon means of rapid communication essential for the satisfactory 
management of modern poultry plants in this age of competition: 
(1) Rural free mail delivery; (2) local telephone; (3) long-distance 
telephone or telegraph connections. 
Not only does the presence of these necessities aid in facilitat- 
ing marketing, but farm values are greatly enhanced. By free 
mail delivery better roads are induced. These make it possible 
for the farmer to be much more prompt in all business proceedings. 
They also help greatly to banish isolation, which formerly was 
one of the greatest disadvantages of all the many types of farming. 
Facilities for Transportation.—The site selected should be 
not far from a suitable trolley line which carries freight, or a 
railroad freight and express depot. The necessity of transporting 
the products from the plant to the consumer as quickly as possible 
is thus met. The advantage to be derived by having all purchased 
feeds and supplies delivered by rail within easy and quick reach 
of the plant is important. Two or more competing lines within 
easy reach are to be desired as a guarantee of good service at 
reasonable rates. The presence of good roads between the farm 
and the depot should be sought, as the character of the load 
hauled is governed by the poorest place in the whole road. The 
presence of an interurban trolley system leading to a market 
centre is especially ‘desirable, owing to the quickness with which 
the products can be sent by trolley express if desired, and this 
usually with a very short haul at either end (Fig. 30). 
All poultry products are of such a perishable nature that a 
long haul over rough roads to distant markets or shipping points 
will so handicap the poultryman that he will find it impossible 
to compete with others who have the modern advantages out- 
lined above; hence the importance of considering these matters 
carefully before selecting a location. The farmer who can deliver 
