. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. 228 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY or less, is a difficult matter. Here is the state of Mis- sissippi, for instance, to which the census of 1900 gave an average production of 43 eggs per hen. The farm price of eggs in this state averaged not cp_iite 10 cents a dozen. The hen brought in about 35 cents a year. If, then, it cost nothing at all to feed her, she gave a. One Month's Product: Left, the Forty-eight-egg dred-fifty-egg Hen Hen ; Right, the Two-hun- ''profit " of about one third what the " average " hen has for almost a generation, I think, be
. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. 228 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY or less, is a difficult matter. Here is the state of Mis- sissippi, for instance, to which the census of 1900 gave an average production of 43 eggs per hen. The farm price of eggs in this state averaged not cp_iite 10 cents a dozen. The hen brought in about 35 cents a year. If, then, it cost nothing at all to feed her, she gave a. One Month's Product: Left, the Forty-eight-egg dred-fifty-egg Hen Hen ; Right, the Two-hun- ''profit " of about one third what the " average " hen has for almost a generation, I think, been supposed to produce for her owner. The South Carolina " average " hen, ac- cording to the same figures, did a little less well, pro- ducing, as per report, two eggs less a year than the Mississippi birds. In seven states, the average was be- low 45 eggs per hen for the full year. Maine hens just touched 100, and two or three others nearly reached this figure. But, when we average these with the hens below 45, how it pulls the figure down ! It seems to me that the most noticeable point in the report is the fact that Maine and New Hampshire lead the United States, and they are among the very worst as to atmospheric conditions. Massachusetts is next in production ; all. 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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