The Lincoln Times

Keen Competition For Broiler Growers

North Carolina's broiler industry has shown rapid progress under the stimulus of war conditions and the State now ranks sixth in the United States. Its production is valued at about 11 million dollars annually.

Along with this development there are about 75 processing plants employing about 650 people.

The demand of the present broiler market has been increased by the buying of the armed services, the shipyards, and the transient population in areas near government activities. The broiler industry must meet keen competition after the war and Prof. Roy S. Dearstyne, head of the Poultry Department at State College, comes forward with some timely suggestions.

Present needs call for maximum livability of the chicks started, lower costs of production, and high quality of the broilers offered for sale. The chicks must feather and grow rapidly, and they must possess good broiler quality. "As breeding enters very greatly into the production of such a chick, more breeding flocks for this specific purpose must be developed," Dearstyne says. "The producer of hatching eggs, the hatcheryman, the broiler producer, and the processor must all work together."

"North Carolina does not possess many large consuming centers of population. Small farm flocks compete for the local markets. Because of this fact, export markets must be sought and storage facilities provided. We must also seek for economy and efficiency of operation, if the broiler industry of North Carolina is to retain its present volume of operation."