Egg money, how to increase Egg money, how to increase it; a book of complete and reliable information on the more profitable production of eggs on the city lot, the village acre and the farm eggmoneyhowtoin00nour Year: 1907 RHODE ISLAND EGG FARMING 113 By this method the larger chicks feed themselves with the exception of the morning mash. At this time they are also watered unless there is running water in the fields in which they range. These methods read as though devised by the king of lazy men. As little work as possible is put into 'keeping hens,' but those people make up by keeping' a l
Egg money, how to increase Egg money, how to increase it; a book of complete and reliable information on the more profitable production of eggs on the city lot, the village acre and the farm eggmoneyhowtoin00nour Year: 1907 RHODE ISLAND EGG FARMING 113 By this method the larger chicks feed themselves with the exception of the morning mash. At this time they are also watered unless there is running water in the fields in which they range. These methods read as though devised by the king of lazy men. As little work as possible is put into 'keeping hens,' but those people make up by keeping' a large number. The regular routine work on a large hen plant at certain sea- sons of the year is done by one man before nine o'clock in the morning and after four in the afternoon. One Dollar per Hen Profit. These poultrymen do not expect to realize over one dollar a year per hen and probably not that. They believe that there is more money in keeping a large number in this rough fashion than in 'fussing' with a less number. It is plain to be seen that if a man keeps two thousand hens and real- izes seventy-five cents to one dollar each, he can live comfortably, and these people do live comfortably. Crude as are the buildings for the live stock, the dwelling houses are neat and attractive.
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