. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 77- Colony of young pheasants in an oat field. (Photograph from Simpson's Pheasant Farm) culture is general, sometimes one, sometimes the other, being of primary importance. Naturally it is oftenest the market lines that are considered first, but if the poultryman de- velops special skill as a breeder and salesman, the relative positions of the two lines may soon be reversed. Profitable combina- tions with poultry cul- ture. Poultry culture is a necessary feature in diversified agriculture that develops all the possibilities of the o
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 77- Colony of young pheasants in an oat field. (Photograph from Simpson's Pheasant Farm) culture is general, sometimes one, sometimes the other, being of primary importance. Naturally it is oftenest the market lines that are considered first, but if the poultryman de- velops special skill as a breeder and salesman, the relative positions of the two lines may soon be reversed. Profitable combina- tions with poultry cul- ture. Poultry culture is a necessary feature in diversified agriculture that develops all the possibilities of the or- dinary farm. Poultry should be considered as a crop which, accord- ing to circumstances, may be grown in rotation with vegetable crops or in a system of double cropping. All special branches of agricul- ture afford opportunities for profitable combinations with poultry. Supply and demand. To many the question of overproduction seems a most important one. An industry open to every one and capable of rapid exten- sion from small begin- nings appears at first thought one in which frequent periods of over- production are likely to occur. In general, how- ever, such conditions operate to check over- production and, when it does occur, to quickly restore the balance be- tween demand and sup- ply. There are other factors, too, such as transportation and cold-storage facilities, which have served to equalize demand and supply. An overproduction in. Fig. 78. Silver pheasant feeding. (Photograph from Simpson's Pheasant Farm). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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