Show Farm Flock Is s Most Important Poultry Still Is Backbone of Industry on Specialized Farms Prepared by tho United States Department of Agriculture In spite of the growing Importance of the specialized poultry farm and the commercial farm Hock the general farm flock Is still the backbone of the poultry and egg eg Industry from the standpoint of volume of production according to Roy noy C. C Potts chief poultry poultry poultry poul poul- try marketing specialist United States Department of Agriculture Small Farm Flocks The farm flock Is rather small In size and Is only a small part of the activity on the general farm often not being heing considered a very Important part But In the a aggregate regate more than limn 80 per cent of oC the total production of or poultry and eggs comes from flom Just such flocks Because of or Its minor Importance Importance tance the general farm flock Is likely to be subjected to some neglect at times to be less cared for at all nil times tIme and to consist of stock that has not been highly Improved ed Specialized poultry farming however however however how how- ever has hns been heen on the Increase during the last six or seven years and contInues continues con con- continues to become more mor and more Im Im- Specialization Is mainly along the lines of egg production On specialized farms poultry Is the tile sole or main business and the owner Is dependent dependent dependent de de- de- de pendent upon It almost exclusively for his living Generally the most up up-to- date methods are arc employed and the most Improved ed stock used Commercial Flocks The commercial farm Carm noel lock on the theother theother theother other hand Is I not an nn exclusive enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise on the farm but Is one that Is IR given hen more than usual attention In management and breeding The poultry poul poul- poultry try and egg crop of or the country Is produced h by these three primarily dIfferent different dif lif ferent types of flocks s or farms the most Important of which Is still the general farm flock nock |