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Show Poultry Notes In the summer time, geese must have tceess to shade and plenty of water. s they cannot stand the hot sun. Georgia figures its annual poultry production at $40,000,000, live stock $72,250,000, and dairy products at $20,-000,000. $20,-000,000. People of the United States eat about an average of three-fourths of an egg apiece each day, while Canadians Canadi-ans average one egg a dav. . . . From five to five and a half months are required for a Leghorn to reach laving age. . . . If one Is feeding milk (liquid) to his chicks he must be careful about flies. Flies are the intermediate host for tapeworms, and where there are flies there are apt to be tapeworms. Hatcherymen pay $15,000,000 for the eggs they use, 6,250 carloads of them This price represents a premium of $6,000,000 over the price of regular market eggs. |