CHAPTER IV 
WHERE TO LOCATE 
That poultry should be kept on every farm to supply the 
farmer’s own table does not permit of argument. When it 
comes to production for market, I believe there are some sec- 
tions where it costs more to produce and market poultry and 
eggs than is received for the product when sold. For illustra- 
tion: Ona farm which is twenty miles from town and where 
grain cannot be profitably grown, the cost of teaming grain 
from the railroad station and of sending the eggs to market 
as frequently as is necessary to have a wholesome product, 
would certainly eat up all possible profits. 
The farmer thus located would find a more profitable use 
for his time in some industry where the raw material is near 
at hand and the product needs less frequent marketing. 
Some Poultry Geography. 
When we are discussing poultry on the general farm, the 
problem of location is not to be taken into consideration, save 
to the extent that there are a few localities where food cost 
is so high or marketing facilities so poor as to make even the 
usual farm surplus unprofitable. 
The map on page 45 shows the intensity of egg production 
and also indicates the location of the more important locali- 
ties where poultry plants have succeeded. The map on page 
47 shows the quality of eggs coming from various sections, 
which indicates pretty closely the generel development of the 
poultry industry. These indications, however, are of little 
value in locating a poultry plant, for they refer to the poultry 
product on the general farm, and are a matter of the number 
and general intelligence of farmers, rather that a sign of the 
suitability of the locality for the poultry industry. 
For purposes of discussion, I have divided the United States 
into seven sections as shown by the dotted lines on the second 
map. 
Section 1 is the North Woods and too cold and remote for 
the poultry business. 
Section 2 includes the great West, of which an adequate 
discussion is out of the question. Of course, the great ma- 
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