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Table 29. — Poultry raised and eggs produced in 1909. 
Type area 
Number 
of poultry 
raised 
per farm 
Eggs 
produced 
per farm 
t 
1 Dozen 
Eggs 
sold 
Dozen j 
Approxi- 
mate 
number of 
eggs used 
in setting* 
Dozen 
ApproxD 
mate 
number of 
eggs used 
in the - 
home 
Dozen 
Northwest to 
North Central 
High Plains..... 
53 
238 
131 
9 
98 
Western Sand Hills... 
54 
137 
43 
9 
85 
Eastern Sand Hills... 
66 
163 
73 
11 • 
79 
Bo ydi 
88 
252 
138 
15 
99 
Southwest to 
Chase 
78 
283 
175 
13 
95 
Buffalo 
111 
357 
211 
18 
128 
Custer 
95 
275 
136 
16 
123 
Wayne 
113 
409 
261 
19 
129 
Southwest to 
Southeast 
Hitchcock 
97 
332 
220 
16 
96 
Harlan 
130 
439 
303 
21 
115 
Thayer 
142 
434 
285 
23 
126* 
Cass 
131 
387 1 
234 
22 
131 
*Two eggs allowed for each head of poultry raised. 
Table 30. — Approximate member of productive animed units 
per farm A 
Type* area 
Cattle 1 
units 
per farm; 
Hog- 
units 
per farm 
Sheep 
units 
per farm 
Poultry 
..units 
per farm 
Pro- 
ductive 
horse 
units 
per farm 
Northwest to 
North Central 
4 
_ . . ..... 
' 
- 
High Plains 
28.85 
0.89 
1.60 
0.53 
270 
Western Sand Hills.. . 
55.45 
1.45 
0.60 
0.54 
2.70 
Eastern Sand Hills.. 
23.60 
2.48 
0.19 
0.66 
1.35 
Boyd 
Southwest to 
N ertheast 
30.50 
4.63 
0.10 
0.88 
1.50 
Chase 
16.00 
3.23 
0.06 
0.78 
1.80 
Buffalo 
17.20 
6,45 
0.60 
1.11 
1.35 
Custer 
19.50 
7.56 
0.19 
0.95 ; 
1.65 
Wayne 
Southwest to 
Southeast 
18.45 
8.06 
0.19 
1.13 
0.96 
Hitchcock 
11.80 
2.40 
0.30 
0.97 
. 1.80 
Harlan 
12.10 
5.13 
0.10 
1.30 
1.50 
Thayer 
10.00 
4.90 
0.10 
1.42 
1.05 
Cass a 
12.05 
5.22 
0.11 
1.31 
0,87 
*A11 live stock aside from work animals are here classed as productive. In 
calculating the number of animal units, the number of spring calves, spring colts,, 
spring pigs. etc., are omitted. Of other animals, one cow, two yearling heifers, 
one horse, two yearling colts, five hogs, seven sheep, or one hundred head of 
poultry, are used as one animal unit. 
