CHAPTEE IV, 



POVLTItY FATTENING IN ENGLAND. 



In the days of Arthur Young the counties of Sussex 

 and Berkshire were somewliat famous for their iirst- 

 class table poultry, but since that time the trade has 

 been concentrated chiefly in the county of Sussex, 

 together with a few places in West Keilt and in 

 Surrey. It might, as previously suggested, from this 

 be assumed that there is some special opportunity or 

 favourable conditions in this district to make poultry 

 keeping a success, but whilst it is true that the soil 

 and position are favourable to the industry, there is 

 no advantage it can claim over many other parts of 

 the country. The people of this district for some 

 reason or another have gone into it, and there can be 

 no question that it has proved a success. Upon this 

 point I have already quoted from the Eeport to the 

 Eoyal Commission on Agriculture, by Mr. E. H. Eew, 

 Assistant Commissioner, on the " Poultry Eearing 

 and Fattening Industry of the Heathfield district of 

 Sussex," which has recently been issued. Those who 

 know the district will agree that there are many 



