. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 140 ©rj* $veeiH& <mb gp&vt#man* [August 26, 1899 THE FARM. Cost and Weight of Fowls. Io a paper prepared for the Board of Trade of Denver, Col., we find a curiouB table of the quality of the various breeds of poultry, and while it may not be strictly accurate in all points, it is near enough correct for all prac- tical uses, and contains some information which may be of value to those who are think- ing of going into the poultry business. The heaviest fowls are the Brahma, at 12 pounds for the male and 9i pounds for the hen; Buff Cochin and Partridge
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 140 ©rj* $veeiH& <mb gp&vt#man* [August 26, 1899 THE FARM. Cost and Weight of Fowls. Io a paper prepared for the Board of Trade of Denver, Col., we find a curiouB table of the quality of the various breeds of poultry, and while it may not be strictly accurate in all points, it is near enough correct for all prac- tical uses, and contains some information which may be of value to those who are think- ing of going into the poultry business. The heaviest fowls are the Brahma, at 12 pounds for the male and 9i pounds for the hen; Buff Cochin and Partridge Cochin stand next; at 11 poundB for male and 8A pounds for hen. Then the Black Langshans at 10 and 7 pounds. All these require 12 months to reach maturity. The White and the Barred Plymouth Rock are 9h pounds for male and 7J for hen, mature in 10 months, and the cost of raising all the above to maturity is put at 75 cents, and the cost of keeping a year at 90 cents. The Cornish Indian Games cost the same to feed, and in 10 months reach maturity, with the male weighing 9 pounds and the hen 6£ pounds. The Silver Laced and the White Wvan- dottes weigh at maturity 8£ and 6J pounds, male and female; the Houdans 7£ and 5 pounds, and R. B. B. Games the same, and Black Spanish 7 and 6 pounds, with Black Minorcas 8 and 6£ pounds. It costs 70 cents to raise each of these to maturity, though the Games mature in eight months, the Minorcas and Spanish in 9 months, and the Wyan- dottes and HoudanB require 10 months. It costB 90 cents a year to feed the Houdans, 80 centB for the Wyandottes, Games, Spanish and Minorca fowl; the Polish mature at 7 months old, weighing 5£ pounds for male and 3J for hens. It costs but 50 cents to bring them to that weight, and 75 cento to year to feed them. The Dorkings weigh 6A and 5i pounds for male and female, require nine mouthy time and 65 cents worth of food to mature them, and eat 75 centB worth in a year. The Dom- iniques are one pound lighter to e
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