58o 



Bulletin 282. 



lbs. over the first weight. The pov^dered milk mash (flock 59) cost least 

 per pound gain and per pound weight of chicks. The chicks which had 

 been reared on the dry-grain rations were much more profitably fattened 

 than those which had been reared on the wet-mash and the variety 

 rations, though the latter flocks had shown much better growth and 

 condition during the first six weeks. In total weight of chicks marketed, 

 the flock reared on the wet mash, powdered milk ration gave best 

 result, 126.45 pounds; the variety ration flock gave 121.89 pounds 

 marketed. The flocks reared on the dry-grain rations (55 to 58) were far 

 behind those above mentioned, the average weight of the flocks being 

 100.08, while the average of flocks 59 to 61 was 119.95. 



The variety-ration flock gave iC7 market chicks and the wet mash, 

 powdered milk ration flock 105. The average number in flocks 55 to 58, 

 those having the dry-grain ration, was a little 1©=^ than 88, while in 

 flocks 59 to 61 the number was a trifle over 103. 



Financial statement for twelve weeks 



Table 24. — Financial Statement for Twelve Weeks. 



Fattening, Marketing. 



-ReARINGi 



Total Cost eggs and in- 

 cubation 



Cost brooding (fuel and 

 labor) 



Cost food and labor — 6 

 weeks feeding . . . 



Cost food and labor — 6 

 weeks fattening 



Cost marketing 



Total cost rearing and 

 marketing 



Cost per chick rearing 

 and marketing 



Value broilers sold .... 



Ave. value broilers sold. 



Total loss 



Entire cost per chick of 

 rearing to 6 weeks.. 



Entire cost per chick of 

 rearing to 12 weeks, 

 (in small yards) 



60 



Wet 



mash, 

 skimm- 

 ed milk 



$4-21 



o .61 



S-396 



7.04 

 10.42 



27.676 



o. 282 

 16.8s 



0.172 

 10.826 



o. 100 



0-177 



The cost per chick for all the flocks was $0,273, ^^^ the average price 

 received per chick was $0,177. The cost includes the value of eggs, 

 cost of incubation, cost of food and labor, cost of brooding. The 

 value of broilers is based on the net returns received from the com- 

 mission merchants. The total cost of the chicks marketed was $180.54 

 and the net returns $117.01, making a loss of $63.53 on 770 chicks 

 placed in the brooders. The average cost of all picking was $0,087 



