Poultry Conditions in the Philippines

The Philippines, lying about 600 miles off the east coast of China, comprise an area of over 119,000 square miles in over 3,000 islands scattered over a water surface of about 700,000 square miles. There are about 10,500,000 inhabitants, over 98 per cent of whom are Christians. The climate is what we may call a “perpetual spring”, the average temperature and rainfall in the city of Manila, the capital, for the last 50 years being 80°F. and 76.5 inches respectively. The soil is of a clay loam type, and is loose and well aeriated. Transportation is either by motor cars, railroads or steamers, and, in the more isolated sections of the country, horses are used to a great extent.

STOCK—The Philippine Chickens are only a few steps removed from the wild variety—Gallus bankiva. They are small and nervous, and are poor layers There is no distinctive body type, . . .