2^8 Bulletin 2S2. 



V. MARKETING * 



The 180 chicks killed September 22, 1909, at ten weeks, were dry- 

 picked; the 255 sold September 30, 1909, at eleven weeks, and the 226 

 sold October 6, 1909, at twelve weeks old, were scald-picked. For the 

 number of chicks from each flock and percentage of flock marketed at 10, 

 II, and 12 weeks, see Figs. 184 and 185. The dry-picking was done by 

 inexperienced persons at 15 cents per hour, and the average cost per 

 chick was $0,135. The expense of scald-picking was $0,086 per chick 

 for the second lot, and $0,049 for the third lot, the pickers having 

 become more expert. i 



Table 22. — Total Number of Chicks Marketed and Items in Cost 



OF Marketing 



Total number chicks marketed . 



" cost pickingt 



" ice 



" " packages 



Total cost preparinr; chicks for market. 



661 



$S7.75 



3-41 



2. 20 



$63.36 



t Average per chick for dry-picking (by amateurs) $0,133 



Usual price for dry-picking broilers (by experts) 0.050 



Average per chick for scald-picking (amateurs, first attempt) o .086 



Average per chick for scald-picking (amateurs, second attempt) o .049 



Broilers are in good demand for the September market, but are plentiful. Squab broilers are not 

 suited to this market, a bird of one and one-half to two pounds weight selling best. Dry-picked 

 broilers usually bring slightly better prices than those which have been scald-picked. 



The average cost of marketing the chicks was $0,096 per chick for 

 all flocks, and the average net price received was $0,177. The last ship- 

 ment brought best prices, though the birds averaged lightest, and were 

 not of so good quality as the former shipments. The earliest shipment 

 brought the lowest prices, though the broilers were dry-picked and of 

 superior quality. 



Summary of findings from, marketing 



So far as this experiment may be regarded as conclusive, it can be 

 stated: 



(i) That squab broilers are not profitably marketed in September 

 and early October. 



(2) That dry-picking of broilers by amateurs is too expensive as 

 a market proposition. 



(3) That broilers should be of proper size to meet the demands of 

 summer and fall trade, which requires a dressed weight of three-quarters 



* This part of the experiment was in charge of W. G. Krum, Superintendent 

 of the Cornell University poultry plant. 



