. American poultry world . Shore, while the top figuresfor 1909 range about the same as South Shore dealers prices. Thedemand for soft roasters and the difficulty in obtaining them hadmore to do with this apparent increase in prices than any differ-ence in cost of production or the price of grain. In order to getreal first quality soft roasters the large cit3 firm had to meet theCurtiss South Shore prices or go short. 1908 prices on the SouthShore weie higher than the Boston quotations given, being buta few cents below those of 1909 and varying from 20c. to 30c. BREEDS USED FOR SOFT ROASTERS L
. American poultry world . Shore, while the top figuresfor 1909 range about the same as South Shore dealers prices. Thedemand for soft roasters and the difficulty in obtaining them hadmore to do with this apparent increase in prices than any differ-ence in cost of production or the price of grain. In order to getreal first quality soft roasters the large cit3 firm had to meet theCurtiss South Shore prices or go short. 1908 prices on the SouthShore weie higher than the Boston quotations given, being buta few cents below those of 1909 and varying from 20c. to 30c. BREEDS USED FOR SOFT ROASTERS Light Brahmas and Brahma-Plymouth Rock crosseshave been the favorite varieties used for producing winterchickens. During the past few years White PlymouthRocks and Barred Plymouth Rocks have become favoriteswith many roaster growers. Where crosses are made aBrahma male is usually mated with large White PlymouthRock or Barred Plymouth Rock hens, it being difficult to secure a sufficient number of prolific laying Brahma hens. Fresh-Air Colony Houses used on soft roaster plant of J. H. Curtiss, Assinippi, Mass. for this purpose. The Brahma-Plymouth Rock cross makesan exceptionally fine table fowl, which grows quickly, isfine flavored and possesses the clear, fine-grained yellowskin so much prized in American markets. Winter chickens are grown chiefly by small producerswho grow a few hundred to a thousand each year. Thereare, however, a number of large plants that make abusiness of growing soft-roasters by the thousands. AskMr. J. H. Curtiss how heavy he wants soft-roasters and hewill tell you the bigger and heavier the better. Thedemand for large, heavy-weight soft roasters and capons isincreasing, and the supply is generally so far behind thedemand that prices are correspondingly high. In June1909, we took a photograph of a Light Brahma soft-roasteror capon that weighed fourteen pounds alive and wasworth thirty cents a pound at the growers door,—$ incash for an eight months
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