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Chicken of Tomorrow Contest

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67: 86:. Saglio began raising chickens in a small coop he made from an old piano. The Red Cornish crosses from the Vantress Hatchery won the overall contest. After his win, Saglio built his family farm into one of the leading poultry development companies. He created the Arbor Acre breed, a cross of his White Rocks and the Vantress Red Cornish. Today, the genetics from the line are found poultry farms globally. 54:
In 1946, the competition began with state contests. Farmers and breeders brought hatching eggs to purpose-built facilities where the chicks were hatched and then raised in controlled conditions. The chicks' rate of growth and health was monitored for 12 weeks. They were then slaughtered, weighed, and
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In 1947, regional contests were held. From the regional contests, 40 finalists were selected to compete in the national competition for the title of "Chicken of Tomorrow". The final competition was held in 1948 at the
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of Arbor Acres farm. Saglio was the son of an Italian immigrant who grew fruits and vegetables on a small family farm in
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was an animal husbandry contest held between 1946 and 1948 and sponsored by the American grocery store chain
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breeds with more meat. Most broiler chickens around the world descend from the contest.
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which included a Chicken of Tomorrow Queen who rode in a carriage in the parade.
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Chicken-of-Tomorrow Contest Papers at the University of Arkansas
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In June 1948, the contest had a three mile long parade through
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The winners of the contest in the purebred category were the
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University of Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station
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Index

A&P
US Department of Agriculture
broiler chickens
U.S. Justice Department
restraint of trade
University of Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station

White Rocks
Henry Saglio
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Georgetown, Delaware
documentary
short film
The Chicken of Tomorrow
"The Chicken of Tomorrow and the Land Grant University | News"
"How the backyard bird became a wonder of science and commerce | Aeon Essays"




"Today We're Eating the Winners of the 1948 Chicken of Tomorrow Contest"
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"How the Chicken of Tomorrow became the Chicken of the World"
"How the 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest in 1948 Created the Bird We Eat Today"

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