. CHAPTER XII Cutting the Cost of Living with Chickens HAVE had, durint; the years of my experience as a practical pouhr>' dealer, thousands of letters that testify to the ability of the hen to put a big dent in, the cost of maintaining a home and family. People have written me that with the assistance of a few laying hens they have been able to afford little luxu- ries of life otherwise impossible. The following let- ters are chosen as representative of the tributes that thousands of families have paid to the American hen. "The birds I bought of you certainly have the system of helpin
. CHAPTER XII Cutting the Cost of Living with Chickens HAVE had, durint; the years of my experience as a practical pouhr>' dealer, thousands of letters that testify to the ability of the hen to put a big dent in, the cost of maintaining a home and family. People have written me that with the assistance of a few laying hens they have been able to afford little luxu- ries of life otherwise impossible. The following let- ters are chosen as representative of the tributes that thousands of families have paid to the American hen. "The birds I bought of you certainly have the system of helping to beat the High Cost of Living. They can do more, on less feed than any other bird I ;— and this— "Here is the statement of the money I have made from the sale of stock in a single year from the pen purchased from you. 8 pullets $ 49 pullets and 1 rooster 1 rooster Young roosters to market Total $ I still have 69 pullets, all very fine layers. In addition I have $100 cash profit on hand from the sale of ; Such letters are eloquent examples of the body-blows that tlie hen is dealing the excessive cost of foodstuflfs. Every Backyard a Poultry Park It would be interesting to know the actual number of backyard poul- try enthusiasts who have sought refuge from the storm of rising prices within the protection of an ordinary hen-house. they are finding it too! No census of these back-lotters has ever been attempted, but it is certain that the number has increased by leaps and bounds ever since the cost of living took to performing astonishing aerial feats. Getting away from the congested centers of population to the districts where there is actually room to turn around, one will find almost as many backyard flocks as there are backyards. Why have all these people taken to the raising of poultry? The answer is apparent. They have found in chickens an effective
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