. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. 298 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY for profit were to meet with such losses, he would feel obliged to give up poultry keeping. To the contrary, however, it is found true that some who in former years argued that poultry did not pay its handlers, are now talking about the great profits in poultry. Actual. Curtain-Front Laying Competition House, Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs. All These Houses Are New, and All Alike annual losses, with average good handling, need not go above four or five per cent. One firm claims a loss of less than one per cent, in the l


. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. 298 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY for profit were to meet with such losses, he would feel obliged to give up poultry keeping. To the contrary, however, it is found true that some who in former years argued that poultry did not pay its handlers, are now talking about the great profits in poultry. Actual. Curtain-Front Laying Competition House, Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs. All These Houses Are New, and All Alike annual losses, with average good handling, need not go above four or five per cent. One firm claims a loss of less than one per cent, in the laying stock. The deductions which the manager of the Australian tests made at the close of the eighth of the series, briefly given, are as follows : — a. Egg production will pay well. b. Poultry farming demands only small areas. c. It can be made to pay, even when buying all the feeds. d. Good strains of good breeds pay best. c. The fewer the number of breeds handled, the more 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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