PRACTICAL PAPERS—POULTRY RAISING. 
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POULTRY RAISING—DIFFERENT VARIETIES. 
BY S. II. SEAMANS, WAUWATOSA. 
The rearing of poultry is of greater importance than people 
generally imagine, and should receive the care and attention it 
deserves, from every one undertaking this branch of domestic 
industry. The amount of eggs and poultry produced in this 
country is a matter of estimate only, as statistics in regard to it 
are very rare; but so far as we are able to give them they will 
astonish all who have given the subject but little consideration. 
The American Poultry Gazette gives the following report of 
the quantity of eggs received in New York city for the year 
1871: 
Eggs received in New York City for the year 1871. 
Month. 
No. of 
Barrels, 
No. of 
f Dozens. 
Average 
wholesale 
price. 
Total 
value for the 
month. 
January. 
11, 709 
761,085 
24c. 
$182,660 40 
February. 
17,108 
1,112,020 
23 
255,764 60 
March. 
63,737 
4,143,035 
18 
745,746 30 
April. 
70, 654 
4 592,510 
16 
734,801 60 
May. 
47,829 
3,108,885 
17 
528,510 45 
June. 
51,766 
3,370,640 
IS 
606,715 20 
July. 
22,967 
1,492,855 
22 
328,428 10 
August. 
30,152 
1,959,880 
21 
411,574 80 
September. 
23,704 
1,540, 760 
28 
431,412 80 
October. 
27,450 
1,784,250 
28 
499,590 00 
November. 
29,264 
1,902,160 
30 
570,648 00 
December. 
17, 602 
1,144,130 
32 
366,121 00 
Total .7 . 
414,034 
25,912,210 
$5,661,973 85 
This does not include smaller packages and those brought 
in by marketmen and others residing in the vicinity of New 
York, which would undoubtedly swell the amount to over 
eight (8) million dollars in value. We may safely put down 
