Productive farming . kens, ducks,geese, and turkeys; but may also refer to guineas, pigeons,pheasants and peafowls. The keeping of poultry by farmersis usually only incidental to other lines of farming. But insome sections, particularly near large cities, poultry raisingis extensively carried on as a special line of farming. The value of poultry and eggs produced annually onAmerican farms is about two-thirds of a billion dollars. In 284 PRODUCTIVE FARMING their values they exceed all other live stock except horsesand cattle. Poultrj products equal the value of the combinedmine j:)roducts of go
Productive farming . kens, ducks,geese, and turkeys; but may also refer to guineas, pigeons,pheasants and peafowls. The keeping of poultry by farmersis usually only incidental to other lines of farming. But insome sections, particularly near large cities, poultry raisingis extensively carried on as a special line of farming. The value of poultry and eggs produced annually onAmerican farms is about two-thirds of a billion dollars. In 284 PRODUCTIVE FARMING their values they exceed all other live stock except horsesand cattle. Poultrj products equal the value of the combinedmine j:)roducts of gold, silver, iron, and coal. When consider-ing the value of poultry on the farm the farmer should remem-ber the great food value of the eggs and meat, the large num-ber of injurious insects destroyed, and the ease with whichthey may be fed, often living almost entirely on productsthat would otherwise be wasted. The production of improved breeds of poultry hasreceived much attention, by poultrymen. This is particularly. Fig. 189.—Single-comb white Leghorn hen, one of the best of the egg-lajing breeds, true of chickens. There are many divisions of this specialty,such as the production of eggs in winter, raising early broilers,the raising of fancy birds for shows, the raising of ducks,geese or turkeys. Varieties of Chickens.—There are more than one hundredvarieties of chickens. These maj be grouped according totheir purposes into four classes: (1) Egg breeds, (2) meatbreeds, (3) general-purpose breeds, and (4) ornamental breeds. Egg Breeds.—These are of light weight. They matureand begin laying very young. They include all the Leghorns POULTRY MANAGEMENT 285 (Fig. 189),Minorcas (Fig. 190), and Spanish, of the Medi-terranean class, and also the less common Red Caps of theEnglish class. The eggs of these egg breeds are usuallywhite.
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