. Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture;. Agriculture. POULTRY, BIRDS AND BEES 233 sota, namely, at Halstad, Norman Co.; Marshall, Lyon Co.; and Northfield, Rice Co. These statistics show that the value of poultry products, used and sold per farm in 1908, was $ at Halstad, $ at Marshall, and $ at Northfield. This makes an average of about $100 per farm for poultry products per Figure 109.—A White Leghorn cockerel and hen, a type of lighter breeds, which are the better layers. In the United States in 1909 there were produced 1,
. Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture;. Agriculture. POULTRY, BIRDS AND BEES 233 sota, namely, at Halstad, Norman Co.; Marshall, Lyon Co.; and Northfield, Rice Co. These statistics show that the value of poultry products, used and sold per farm in 1908, was $ at Halstad, $ at Marshall, and $ at Northfield. This makes an average of about $100 per farm for poultry products per Figure 109.—A White Leghorn cockerel and hen, a type of lighter breeds, which are the better layers. In the United States in 1909 there were produced 1,591,- 311,371 dozens of eggs on farms. The value was $306,- 688,960. Practically the same farms reported the production of 445,650,124 fowls, valued at $202,506,272. A Start with Poultry.—Boys and girls who feel a liking for poultry are urged to undertake it as a means of making a little spending money, of earning their way through school, or as a business worthy of study. The mother should be relieved of a part or all of the care of the poultry. She no doubt will share the earnings with them very liberally. If poultry is really a part of the farm business, the father will, or should, at least, be glad to give them a definite part of the work to do and a share in the income, or preferably give them entire charge of a portion of the flock. If there is a place where poultry may be kept, a few specimens of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875-; Wilson, E. W. , joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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