Excerpt from The Food Value and Uses of PoultrySome idea of the extent of the poultry industry in the United States can be obtained from the figures of the last census. Of all the farms giving returns in 1909, per cent reported poultry of some kind. The total number of chickens reported was turkeys, guinea fowls, pigeons, ducks, and geese, Although many chickens are kept for their eggs rather than their ¿esh, nearly all of them are finally eaten, and almost all of the other kinds are bred primarily for the table. Allowing for increased production since the figures quoted [were gathered, it is safe to say that chickens and other poultry, or about three birds to a person, are now consumed in this country every year.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.