. Diseases and enemies of poultry . (8). PART I. INTRODUCTION. ()KTA>;CE OF TIJ K JOlLTltY IXDUSTKV TUe piodudion of e^Ss and poultry is one of tliemost inipoitaul branclu-s of agiicultiire. To those whohave not given this subject especial attention, the statemeut that the poultiy products of the TuitedStates are equal in value to the wheat crop, may appear something startling. According tc- a recent estimate of the American Agri-culturist, based on the last census and on an extensiveim|iiiiy. the nuuiber of fowls in the Inited States isabout .IS?. 000,000; these ]>roduce 1,1
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . (8). PART I. INTRODUCTION. ()KTA>;CE OF TIJ K JOlLTltY IXDUSTKV TUe piodudion of e^Ss and poultry is one of tliemost inipoitaul branclu-s of agiicultiire. To those whohave not given this subject especial attention, the statemeut that the poultiy products of the TuitedStates are equal in value to the wheat crop, may appear something startling. According tc- a recent estimate of the American Agri-culturist, based on the last census and on an extensiveim|iiiiy. the nuuiber of fowls in the Inited States isabout .IS?. 000,000; these ]>roduce 1,141, dozeiieggs each year, and the value of both auKuiuts to fH4;>,-000,000,00. Pennsylvania is one of the leading states in the production of poultry. According to the same authority,(here are in this State ,000 fowls of all sorts—vurkeys, geese, ducks and chickens—valued at |S,2H().-000, and these produce dozen eggs each yearworth, at 20 cents per dozen, making atotal value for jiouK ry and
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