POULTRY BREEDING IN FRANCE.
//Jlh's!ration gives the follow-ng statistics relating to poultry in France. It I appears from these that the poultry yards lin that country rep: eseut a very large ' amount to II‘J,S‘JO,OOi) francs. The number of laying her. a is taken at 34,000,000 and taking the capital. The number cf fowls is estimaied at 45.000,000, winch, valued at. each on tho avenue, would number of eggs laid by each <u an average cf 08 yearly, the total production of eggs in Fiance would not fall short of 3.100.000. which, at an average of 5 cents each, would amount to 150.000. francs. Uf this number it is calculated that If 0,0"0.00't of e.gs are hatched, of which 10.(00,000 die aa young chickens, 10,('00,000 serve for reproduction, while 50.000.000 of chicken servo for food, which, vahn dat !rune each, would r-present 130,000,000 francs. To these i gures must be added an extra value of 1i,000,000 for capon. \1 o -.ether the value . f poultry and eggs pr idu, ed in Franco may he taken a: 300,000,000 francs, o>- 113 0 0,000
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1246, 25 May 1886, Page 3
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181POULTRY BREEDING IN FRANCE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1246, 25 May 1886, Page 3
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