. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 90 POULTRY CULTURE 6. Instability of value of buildings ; when an intensive plant is discontinued, the buildings on it can rarely be sold for more than a very small fraction of what they originally cost.^ H^^^HHSMm^^'- 'j;.^â 1 :^? - ''^i^» r:^^ ^^Wi ..:,-siWW^^"'" '''M^Tl^^H ^, -r . - . â¢â¢>TiV-</AV//.«',»/*' -â¢â â â â : â ......iiJ^^ ^Pf^P^^"^""^' 1 ' ^^N-^- HHU VIfriL'*,.j ,A^^^*^^ Fig. 94- The colony system in use at the Shellbanks Farm of the Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia In
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 90 POULTRY CULTURE 6. Instability of value of buildings ; when an intensive plant is discontinued, the buildings on it can rarely be sold for more than a very small fraction of what they originally cost.^ H^^^HHSMm^^'- 'j;.^â 1 :^? - ''^i^» r:^^ ^^Wi ..:,-siWW^^"'" '''M^Tl^^H ^, -r . - . â¢â¢>TiV-</AV//.«',»/*' -â¢â â â â : â ......iiJ^^ ^Pf^P^^"^""^' 1 ' ^^N-^- HHU VIfriL'*,.j ,A^^^*^^ Fig. 94- The colony system in use at the Shellbanks Farm of the Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia In a summary of advantages and disadvantages it appears that the intensive system is adapted to winter conditions and areas too restricted to admit of giving range to poultry, and that it is defective. Fig. 95. Another view of colony poultry farming at Shellbanks. (Photographs from Hampton Institute) in that it is not suited to young and breeding stock. Continuous poul- try culture by intensive methods is practically impossible. The land ' Usually they have been allowed to fall into decay. Near Boston some years ago three long houses, costing S3000 and used only a short time, sold at auction (to be removed) for less than ^ 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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