Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Poultry and Egg Situation, Vol. 270: February 1972
Look for a small expansion in broiler and turkey output and a tapering off in egg production this year. Stronger poultry and egg prices are likely during 197 2. Prices will be bolstered by increased consumer incomes, higher red meat prices, and substantially lower pork supplies. Egg output may decline to near year-earlier levels during the first half of 1972 and average slightly lower in the second half. The laying flock likely will be down moderately throughout 1972, but output per layer will increase. The laying flock as of January 1 this year was down 2 percent. In addition, the july-december 1971 hatch of egg-type pullet chicks for flock replacement during the first half of 1972 was down 7 percent. However, use of Marek's vaccine has substantially reduced the mortality both of replacement pullets and layers, providing a larger, healthier, and more productive laying flock. On January 1 the rate of lay was up a little more than percent. The increase during 1972 probably will be less because the current rate already reflects the effects of the vaccine, and laying flocks will average older than last year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
