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state of things at the present time. The public taste 

 can be educated, and though there might be some 

 difficulty at first, the introduction of fatted and shaped 

 fowls would ultimately exert an influence. Poultry 

 producers should study their local markets, and 

 wherever there are holiday resorts available, ad- 

 vantage should be taken to meet the special demand, 

 which is generally a good one, though limited in 

 respect to time. At such places there is nearly 

 always a good market for summer ducks. 



The time of year when poultry is marketed is an 

 essential consideration. Again and again when com- 

 plaints have been made as to the small prices received 

 for chickens, has it been found that no thought had 

 been given to the ruUng rates at different periods of 

 the year. ' Chickens are worth as a rule about twice 

 as much in April as in August, and in this connection 

 it is necessary to bear in mind that when the game 

 comes in down go the prices for fowls. Ducklings 

 should be marketed from January to June, and the 

 difference between spring and summer prices for these 

 succulent dainties is even greater than in the case of 

 chickens. Geese and turkeys, of course, come into 

 demand in the autumn, the top prices being realised 

 about Christmas, and Guinea-fowls in February and 

 March. To meet these requirements it is requisite 

 to pay attention as to periods for breeding, but the 

 successful man in every branch of life must study 

 such questions in relation to marketing opportunities, 

 and be prepared to live mentally months in advance. 



As a rule fowls are plucked as soon as they are 

 Jkjlled, and the feathers come put much more easily 



