. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. COST OF PRODUCING EGGS, CHICKS, AND FOWLS 239 per hen per year, on the farms. The average income from the farm hens was $ The average profit was $ The general average of the town flocks was 89 eggs, but one flock gave an average of 145. The feed cost ranged from 63 cents to $ per hen. Four of the thirteen town flocks showed deficits, ranging from 36 cents to 93 Farm Hopper Feeding and Watering Devices. Keeping the Cost Down Now, the cost of producing chicks. This depends, first, on the value of the eggs which you put to incuba- tion, a
. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. COST OF PRODUCING EGGS, CHICKS, AND FOWLS 239 per hen per year, on the farms. The average income from the farm hens was $ The average profit was $ The general average of the town flocks was 89 eggs, but one flock gave an average of 145. The feed cost ranged from 63 cents to $ per hen. Four of the thirteen town flocks showed deficits, ranging from 36 cents to 93 Farm Hopper Feeding and Watering Devices. Keeping the Cost Down Now, the cost of producing chicks. This depends, first, on the value of the eggs which you put to incuba- tion, and the number which you must reckon for produc- ing each mature layer. In foreign countries, at the cen- tral hatcheries, it is said that the operators will take a customer's eggs, hatch them, and return him three chicks for each four eggs, depending for their profit on the number of chicks above a 75 per cent hatch which their methods return them. In this country, it has been said by those who are considered reliable and well posted that it takes four eggs, on the average, to produce one chick. That is, the initial average cost of a chick, in. 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 Valentine, Carolyn (Syron), Mrs. , 1855- [from old catalog]. New York, The Macmillan company
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