2 PROFITABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION 



England because of its large size and also because 

 of its brown-shelled eggs which are locally in 

 greater demand than white-shelled ones. Other 

 breeds are favored in many places, among them 

 the Wyandotte and the Orpington, each in several 

 varieties. There are also other varieties of the 

 Plymouth Rock which are favored in some sections. 

 But, take the country over, the Barred Plymouth 

 Pock and the Rhode Island Red head the list as 

 farm and market fowls of fairly good laying ability 

 under ordinarily good management. 



Everywhere, undersized, scrawny or otherwise 

 poor poultry brings low prices, especially if as 

 usually is the case it is not properly plucked 

 and handled for market. Commission men in leading 

 markets report that farmers in some sections are 

 heeding their advice to replace mongrel flocks with 

 American breeds, and annually now they are obtain- 

 ing larger quantities of good poultr)'- from such 

 sections. But there is still unlimited opportunity 

 to improve the general grades and unlimited de- 

 mand for first-class stock. Poor poultry is so 

 constantly discriminated against in the markets and 

 the superior birds are so much more profitable that 

 the mongrel is steadily being discarded as farmers 

 become better informed and better poultry takes its 

 place. Everywhere this is the trend. 



FRESH EGGS IN GREAT DEMAND 



The egg market offers another illustration of 

 abundant opportunities in poultry raising; whereas 

 fowls properly managed will lay eggs fairly well 

 ■when prices are high, poorly managed ones will 

 not. During December, January and most of Feb- 



