. Farmer and stockbreeder . laying stock can be yearly improved, andthe ability to handle a large flock will grownaturally. POSSIBLE PROFITS That it is possible to make a profit of „C250 perannum from five hundred laying birds on tw>acres of ground can be demonstrated by thewriter; this amounts to ten shillings profit perhead. A more moderate guide would be to acceptfive shillings per head per year, and to rely uponthe initiative, energy, and experience of the indi-vidual and the economic methods employed toincrease this amount. The extent to which thismay be increased is purely a matter of
. Farmer and stockbreeder . laying stock can be yearly improved, andthe ability to handle a large flock will grownaturally. POSSIBLE PROFITS That it is possible to make a profit of „C250 perannum from five hundred laying birds on tw>acres of ground can be demonstrated by thewriter; this amounts to ten shillings profit perhead. A more moderate guide would be to acceptfive shillings per head per year, and to rely uponthe initiative, energy, and experience of the indi-vidual and the economic methods employed toincrease this amount. The extent to which thismay be increased is purely a matter of indi-vidualism as in any other business. METHODS EMPLOYED The following are the methods employed: —,The farm consists of two acres old turf, slopingtowards the south. The stock consists of fivehundred head. White Wyandottes, White Leg-horns, and Rhode Island Pels, half of which arepullets, the remainder being yearling hens, withthe exception of a few old favourite hens whichare retained for breeding purposes as long as. Photo by] [Sport and Ocnera!. \ Speckled Sussex Ht n. they will lay a few eggs during the early springmonths. There is no advantage in having morethan two breedsif egg production is the mainobject; in fact, if the housing accommodationwas large and good, and the flock was to be keptin units of a hundred or more, then my choicewould be White Leghorns only. Where, how-ever, eggs are to be sold for incubating purposesor day-old chicks are to be sold, then the addi-tion of a third breed is useful. Naturally a larger number of eggs will beobtained from the pullets than hens, but againstthis must be placed the labour entailed in re-placing the whole stock annually, also the valueof the yearling hen for breeding purposes. One hundred and fifty hens are kept in unitsof fifty in farm buildings which were originallycart sheds, but which have been turned intoexcellent intensive houses; hens are, however, letout into the adjacent yard in turns. The re-maining 350 head
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