Explanation for Tables 
Participants listed in table 1 represent hatcheries, dealers, or independent flocks 
handling egg-type chickens. Participants listed in table 2 handle meat-type chickens; 
those in table 3 handle turkeys. The products they handle have a letter symbol as 
follows: 
a—White Leghorn n—Game 
b—Rhode island Red r —Other breeds and varieties 
c—Barred Plymouth Rock s —Egg-production stocks 
d—White Plymouth Rock t —Meat-production stocks 
h—Cornish w—Bantams 
These letter symbols, together with accompanying numerals representing specific 
breed, strain, trade names, or other specific type of birds, are fully explained in tables 
4 and 5. 
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