. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ENovember 1, IW02] ®he gveebev a«& gtptfvismatt 11 THE FARM. Hens are Profitable. ^#-#> Hens are profitable, according to the Rural New Yorker, whicb reasons as fol- lows: "Take a bushel of wheat, with a ben having a fair range, a point of much importance, the sixty pounds ef wheat will provide a fair grain ration for at least 300 days The hen might use more grain to advantage, but we know from experi- ence that three and one-balf ounces of wheat per day will keep the machine busy. The number of eggs ebtained from the wheat will, of course, be det
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ENovember 1, IW02] ®he gveebev a«& gtptfvismatt 11 THE FARM. Hens are Profitable. ^#-#> Hens are profitable, according to the Rural New Yorker, whicb reasons as fol- lows: "Take a bushel of wheat, with a ben having a fair range, a point of much importance, the sixty pounds ef wheat will provide a fair grain ration for at least 300 days The hen might use more grain to advantage, but we know from experi- ence that three and one-balf ounces of wheat per day will keep the machine busy. The number of eggs ebtained from the wheat will, of course, be determined largely by the breed and character of the hen. "On the other hand, feed the bushel of wheat to a cow and get the value of the milk and butter resulting from it; or to a hog, and see how much pork he makes. In nine cases out of ten yoi will find that the hen has paid a better price for the wheat than any of her competitorsâin- cluding the miller. One reason for this is the fact that the egg is largely composed of water and lime two substances which cost little or nothing. "When man puts sand in his sugar, sawdust in his coffee and plaster in his flour, we fine him if we can catch him at it. When the cow imitates the milkman and puts more water than the law allowB in her milk, we beef her, and deny her the hope of posterity. We find no fault with the hen when she packs the water inside her shell. In fact, it is as a packer that she excels, for she can put more culls into her basket and have them turn out good fruit than any other worker on the farm. She will take a bug, a worm, a blade of grass, a weed, seed, or a piece of bone and a few kernels of grain and within thirty-six hours make them into an eggâ its shell inclosing not only that which nourishes and sustains human life, but also the promised life of another hen. There can be. no doubt that the hen not only contributes a vast sum to our national wealth, but that she can turn cheap and easily obtaine
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