The poultry industry contributes materially to the agricultural income of this country and constitutes a valuable home market for a large amount of wheat, corn, other grains, and by-products of the packing-house, dairy, and fishing industries. The increased per capita consumption of poultry and eggs, coupled with the perfection of artificial incubation and brooding equipment, has revolutionized the poultry industry, placing poultry raising on a mass-production basis. Formerly chickens were raised during the summer months, when an abundance
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