THE POULTRY AND EGG INDUSTRY IN EUROPE 3 
Table 2. — Eggs: Exports from the United States by countries, 1906 to 1924 1 
Year 
United 
Kingdom 
Canada 
Year ended 
June 30: 
1906 
1907 
1908.- 
1909.. 
1910 
1911 - 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 - 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
Calendar year: 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924. 
Dozens 
182, 570 
2,770 
197, 720 
7,275 
910 
2,330 
58, 470 
51,055 
6,001 
7, 395, 143 
8, 255, 909 
4, 359. 192 
3, 679, 795 
12, 330, 488 
11,521,631 
1,797,814 
3.981,419 
4, 339. 340 
3,452, 111 
1, 154, 635 
Dozens 
425, 648 
742, 220 
1, 159, 626 
866, 609 
868,454 
2, 457, 188 
8, 697. 568 
12, 856, 690 
9. 064. 948 
6, 116, 988 
7, 916, 534 
10, 850, 678 
5, 216, 179 
3,091,982 
11,014,980 
6, 123, 770 
7, 3.50, 732 
8,563,314 
7. 027. 743 
4, 780, 060 
Panama 
Dozens 
113,380 
288, 027 
553. 225 
591, 374 
591, 673 
848, 667 
791,065 
818,470 
794. 286 
621. 250 
852, 960 
849, 508 
681, 921 
737. 830 
618,065 
731, 533 
Mexico 
Cuba 
Dozens 
776, 271 
941, 807 
930, 775 
631, 194 
585,540 
668,022 
776, 459 
847,615 
485, 842 
143, 693 
447, 818 
1, 170, 450 
1,301,495 
2,091,073 
1, 521, 573 
3, 594, 155 
Dozens 
3, 275, 391 
4, 889, 701 
4, 682, 950 
3, 055, 706 
3, 220, 037 
4,499,211 
4, 990, 958 
5, 721, 200 
5, 651, 261 
5. 290, 945 
8. 046. 128 
7. 447, 257 
7, 996, 499 
9, 804, 376 
12.402,771 
14, 596, 671 
831,105 5.936,196 15,015, 
806,487 9,071,306 I 11,454,352 
985, 603 i 5, 835, 443 ! 12, 205, 584 
910, 930 5, 848, 032 13, 080, 680 
Argen- 
tina 
Dozens 
1,500 
Other 
countries 
Dozens 
178, 803 
104, 460 
66,681 
54,993 
59, 322 
83,294 
91, 089 
112,860 
146,511 
261, 171 
309, 6*4 
225, 009 
93,218* 
329, 034 
1, 247, 966 
116,155 
176.109 
31, 800 ! 353, 451 
740, 100 I 412, 678 
1,881,710 461,055 
Total 
Dozens 
4, 952, 063 
6, 968, 985 
7, 590, 977 
5,207,151 
5, 325, 936 
8, 553, 712 
15, 405, 609 
20, 409, 390 
16,143,819 
20, 784, 424 
26, 396, 206 
24, 926, 424 
18, 959, 167 
28, 384, 783 
38, 326, 986 
26, 960, 098 
33, 291. 287 
34, 620, 050 
30. 659, 262 
28. 117. 102 
Compiled from United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com- 
merce; foreign commerce and navigation of the United States, 1906-1921, and from United States Depart- 
ment of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce: monthly summary of foreign commerce 
olthe United States, supplemented from official office records of the United States Department of Com- 
merce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 
When our production finally exceeds domestic demand it will be 
necessary for us to look with increased attention to foreign markets 
as an outlet for the surplus. We are already exporting consider- 
able quantities of both poultry and eggs (see Table 2). and as the 
European financial conditions continue to improYe the demand for 
our products should increase. 
American producers, packers, and merchants of both poultry and 
eggs are, therefore, interested in poultry and egg conditions through- 
out the world. They are especially interested in Europe because at 
present Europe, with its large consuming population, seems to offer 
a satisfactory outlet for our surplus production, particularly in the 
case of dressed poultry. ^ 
From a competitive standpoint we are interested in the present 
and potential production of poultry and eggs in Europe and in the 
methods of handling and sale of poultry and eggs in foreign markets 
as affecting their quality and their production costs. We are inter- 
ested in the per capita consumption of poultry and eggs by the 
people of the various countries and the possibilities of increasing 
it. We must know the market requirements of Europe in both 
poultry and eggs that we may determine how to prepare our own 
products for export. _ 
PRODUCTION OF POULTRY IN EUROPE 
The production of poultry in Europe is limited or stimulated by 
various factors, such as size and kinds of farms, climate, and 
customs. 
EFFECT OF LAND TENURE ON POULTRY PRODUCTION 
In the large poultry-producing areas of the United States farmers 
live on the land. Their homes, barns, and outbuildings are situated 
in the midst of or adjacent to the cultivated land. The fields and 
