. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. *v* 1* V V F M k Feeding time on the pullet range of one of New Hi ps. THE POULTRY KD INEW HAMPSHIRE took the aggressive in the poultry business about 1920. Within the next ten years the industry practically doubled. Annual production of eg^s and chickens increased from 14,000,000 to 18,000,000. From the start the storm-center of the movement has been the Experiment Station; and the slogan has been "Quality ; The New Hampshire Red has become famous. The drive against pullorum disease was started in 1918. At that time not more than 60,00
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. *v* 1* V V F M k Feeding time on the pullet range of one of New Hi ps. THE POULTRY KD INEW HAMPSHIRE took the aggressive in the poultry business about 1920. Within the next ten years the industry practically doubled. Annual production of eg^s and chickens increased from 14,000,000 to 18,000,000. From the start the storm-center of the movement has been the Experiment Station; and the slogan has been "Quality ; The New Hampshire Red has become famous. The drive against pullorum disease was started in 1918. At that time not more than 60,000 baby chicks were produced for sale in the state. About 4,000 birds were tested the first year. Today flocks, comprising 239,000 birds, or one fifth of the state's chickens are under ^ tray of chicks from an accredited "Red" fann, which started with a batch of 100 chicks in I()i6. In igSS ihe owner sold 400,- 000 and had orders for more. 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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