BROILERS AND ROASTERS. 



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CHAPTER III. 



Location. — Land. — Methods in General. 



20. Location. — The question of location presents itself 

 to a person interested in the production of market poultry 

 in one of two forms. If he is already established in a place 

 the question is : What branches of market poultry culture 

 can be adapted to his circumstances ; or if he desires to try 

 a special branch, 'whether that branch can be pursued to- 

 advantage by one situated as he is. If he is free to locate 

 himself in the place which seems best adapted to the line 

 of work he proposes to follow, the question is to find such 

 places and to select that which offers most advantages. 



If either broilers or roasters are to be produced in con- 

 siderable quantities, they can be sold to advantage only 

 where there are considerable numbers of people who are 

 not obliged to figure living expenses closely, who can and 

 will buy what they want with little regard to price. As a 

 rule this class is not numerous outside of the large cities- 

 and their suburbs, except at health and pleasure resorts. 

 The large cities give an all year round market for choice 

 grades of market poultry. Resorts of the classes mentioned 

 furnish excellent markets during their seasons. In all of 



