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                                                                  EXHIBIT (d)(3)
                                  PROXY CARD
              REVOCABLE PROXY-SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                          GOLDEN POULTRY COMPANY, INC.
             THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR
                       A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.

  The undersigned hereby appoints G. O. Coan, J. Bekkers and K.N. Whitmire and
each of them, proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote for and in the
name of the undersigned at a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special
Meeting") of Golden Poultry Company, Inc. (the  "Company"), to be held at the
Company's corporate offices, 244 Perimeter Center Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia
on ______, July __, 1997 at 10:00 a.m., local time, and at any and all
adjournments thereof, as indicated on the reverse.

  THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED.  IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE SPECIFIED,
THIS PROXY CARD WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES "FOR" THE
PROPOSAL.

  If the undersigned elects to withdraw this proxy card at or before the time of
the Special Meeting or any adjournments thereof and notifies an authorized
representative of the Company at or prior to the Special Meeting of the decision
of the undersigned to withdraw this proxy card, then the power of said proxies
shall be deemed terminated and of no further force and effect.  If the
undersigned withdraws this proxy card in the manner described above and prior to
the Special Meeting does not submit a duly executed and subsequently dated proxy
card to the Company, the undersigned may vote in person at the Special Meeting.

  PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED PREPAID
ENVELOPE.

          (CONTINUED, AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED, ON THE REVERSE SIDE)

for  against  abstain         THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE
                                    "FOR" THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL
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                        Approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of
                        Merger (the "Merger Agreement") among the Company, Gold
                        Kist Inc. ("Gold Kist"), Agri International, Inc., a
                        wholly owned subsidiary of Gold Kist and the direct
                        owner of 75% of the Company's Common Stock ("Agri"), and
                        Golden Poultry Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned
                        subsidiary of Agri ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which,
                        among other things, (a) Merger Sub will be merged into
                        the Company (the "Merger") with the Company being the
                        surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") and
                        pursuant to which the separate existence of Merger Sub
                        will cease, (b) each outstanding share of the Company's
                        common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"), except
                        Common Stock held by the Company as treasury stock or
                        beneficially owned by Gold Kist or by persons who
                        perfect their dissenters' rights under Georgia law, will
                        be converted into the right to receive $14.25 in cash,
                        without interest, (c) each outstanding share of Common
                        Stock beneficially owned by Gold Kist or held by the
                        Company as treasury stock will be canceled without
                        consideration, and (d) each outstanding share of Merger
                        Sub common stock will be converted into one share of
                        common stock of the Surviving Corporation.


Signature                    Signature                      Date
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Please sign exactly as your name appears above. If a corporation, please sign by
the president or other authorized officer and include title. If a partnership,
please sign by an authorized person and include title.

Please mark, sign, date and mail this proxy card promptly, using the enclosed
envelope.
