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POULTRY PRODUCTION 



majority of these birds are grown on farms where poultry 

 raising is not the principal occupation. 



Fig. 2 



Live poultry going to the market. These birds would bring more money 

 if they were all alike. An opportunity for community breeding. (Courtesy 

 of United States Department of Agriculture.) 



Specialized, intensive, small poultry farms bear a similar 

 relation to general poultry production that the greenhouse 

 culture of vegetables does to general market gardening. 



Fig. 3 



Refrigerator oar. (Courtesy of United States Department of Agriculture.) 



They are useful for the production of out-of-season luxuries 

 for the wealthy, but have little to do with feeding the nation. 



