REPORT OF THE POULTRY MANAGER. 243 



The cost of rearing the 19 chickens is put at the highest figure. It is based on the 

 calculation that the food of the hen costs 75 cents per annum. In this way, 75 x 8 

 give $6. The half of $6 = $3, for raising 6 pullets to six months of age. $2 are 

 allowed to raise 1 1 Cockerels to marketable age, viz., four months. 



THE PRICES OBTAINED FOR EGGS. ^ 



April, May, June, July, 95 doz. at 12 to 15 cents a doz. . . .$ 11 46 



August, 13 doz. at 13 cents 1 69 



September, 5 doz. at 20 cents 1 00 



October, 6 J doi^ at 20 cents . . . . ; 1 30 



November, 29 doz. at 25 cents 7 25 



December, 49 doz. at 32 cents, average price . 15 68 



January, 58 doz. at 33 cents 19 14 



February, 50 doz. at 25 cents 12 50 



March, 48 doz. and 2 eggs at 18 cents ,..,... 8 67 



41 J settings sold for hatching at $1 each 41 50 



1 1 Cockerels, viz. : 9 Silver Laced Wyandottes, and 2 White 



Javas, at $1 each 1 1 00 



8 Silver Laced Wyandotte puUets, at $1 each ... 8 00 



$ 139 19 



DEDUCT. 



Feed for the year $40 26 



Cost of raising 1 1 Cockerels to marketable age, and 



pullets to laying age 5 00 



45 26 



Net profit $93 93 



DETAILS OF FEED BILL. 



The cost of feed was made up as follows : — 



Wheat, 1,882 lbs. at Ic per pound , $ 18 82 



Oats, 244 lbs. at Ic. per lb 2 44 



Buckwheat, 281 lbs. at Ic. per lb 2 81 



Barley, 10 lbs. at Ic. per lb 10 



Mash (ground grains), 440 lbs. at Ic. per lb ' 4 40 



Cut green bone, 244 lbs. at Ic. per lb. ... 2 44 



Cooked refuse meat, 394 lbs. at l^c. per lb 5 91 



Blood meal, 8 lbs. 7 ozs. at 4c. per lb 34 



Vegetables and grit 3 00 



Total $40 26 



The allowance of one cent per pound for all the whole grain food was a liberal one. 

 Indeed more than it was worth to a farmer. 



THE PROFIT MADK. 



The calculation given in a preceding page shows the profit made as $93.93, but 

 reducing the cost of rearing the chickens and the value of the grain to farmers figure, 

 the profit is very nearly, if not fully, $2 per head. 

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