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sold of that number 700 dozen, which realized us $10G.G0. Now I •onsider 

 this clear profit, and when the head of the firm inquires where the pay 

 comes from for feed I point him to the fact that something over lOD 

 chiclvens have been used on the table, and while I can not give the 

 exact number of eggs used, if we take the difference between those 

 gathered and sold we find it to be 249 dozen; this, of course, includes what 

 were set. but still leaves a goodly number for use. So we feel like we 

 have paid a very good price for our chicken feed. 



MONEY IN POULTRY. 



MBS. CHARLES DAVIS, ROCKVILLE, IND. 



[Rend l>efore the Parke County Fanners' Institute.! 



The value of the poultry industry is best comprehended when it is 

 compared with some other farm product. The government statistics place 

 the annual sale of eggs and dressed poultry in the United States next to 

 cotton and wheat. The industry is growing, too. Farmers, from whom 

 the greater per cent, of poultry supplies come, are beginning to realize 

 what profits can be made if poultry receive as much care in proportion 

 as other stock, so they are giving them better care in the way of housing 

 and feeding. 



It is a common thing now to see flocks of standard-bred poultry which 

 have been selected with some definite end in view. These fowls are 

 doiibly valued because the choicest specimens can be easily disposed of 

 as breeders at fancy prices, and eggs for hatching in season command 

 more than market price; while the remainder make good market stuff. 



There are several phases of the poultry industry, and one can now 

 choose from past records that breed which is best suited to their purpose, 

 themselves, and their surroundings. After a selection has been made 

 stick to it. A fortune is not made in one or two years. It is the man 

 who has the perseverance who attains success. If eggs alone are desired, 

 the Mediterranean strains (Legliorns. Minorcas and Spanish) are the 

 acknowledged leaders. 



If you wish fowls for meat and table use, the Asiatic breeds (Brahma. 

 Cochin and Langshan) have the largest dressed carcass. These, however, 

 are more profitable as matured fowls because the young chickens are 

 growing the frame which must support such weights and are apt to be 

 leggy and gaunt until past the broiler age. 



If a general purpose fowl is desired the American breeds (Plymouth, 

 Wy.mdotte? and .Tavas^ are .ihout as good as can be found. These are 

 but a couple of pounds lighter than the Asiatics, while their egg record? 

 compare very favorably with the .Mediterranean breeds. An Eastern eig 



