PLAN No. 611. INTERESTING POULTRY FIGURES
Reading edition
To show what a hen paid before the war, here are a few figures which show the possibilities of the hen in the city.
“According to your request, you will find below data on my poultry business:
From Nov. 1, 1912 to Nov. 1, 1913:
Cost of eggs per dozen 16 c
Cost of feed per head for the year $1.49
Net earnings per hen for the year 1.49
Number of eggs laid per hen for the year 111
Average price 37 c
From Nov. 1, 1913 to Nov. 1, 1914:
Cost of eggs per dozen (includes interest on coops) 12 c
Cost of feed per head for the year 70 c
Net earnings per hen for the year $2.50
Number of eggs laid per hen for the year 107
Average price 37 c
“One-half the hens for 1914 were the pullets of 1913 and were supposed to fall off in production 20 per cent. The balance were pullets.”
The Department of Agriculture is back of you in any endeavor you may wish to make in farming. If you want information on any problem, write to the department and they will forward you an up-to-date book on the subject. They have pamphlets prepared treating of the way to handle chickens in the city, raising of fancy birds, and many other subjects relative to the chicken.