570 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. [Vol.40 



The feed prices used in the above computations were old com 75 cts. and new 

 corn in the field 65 cts. per bushel, linseed meal 840, alfalfa hay |8, and pniirh 

 hay $7 per ton, and prass and rape pasture each 0.5 ct. per lamb daily. A table 

 at the end of the bulletin shows the cost of 100 lbs. of pain under varying 

 prices. 



Profits and factors influencing profits on 150 poultry farms in New Jersey 

 F. App, A. <;. Wai.i.kr. and BL EL Lewis (Neto ■'• r* >/ 8taa. liul. St9 1 1918), pp. 

 84, /'/•<<. -}. fig*. i'.'\. Results are presented "f a survey Cor the l- months ending 

 October 31, 1918, of 150 New Jersey farms that derived us per <»>nt of t:.eir 

 total receipts Cram poultry. <>f the records secured, 116 were from the Vine- 

 land region to the Bonthern part of the State, 22 Cram the vicinity ol Lake* I 



near the east coast, and in In a strip of land along thi> Delaware River do* to 

 the New York boundary. Vlnelsnd and Lake* I have excellent transporta- 

 tion facilities to Philadelphia, Ne* York, and th< » side resorts. It botli 

 places the boU is light and Band] and well drained. "The soil is probably the 

 largest single factor thai allows successful Intensive poultry Canning her 

 The methods, buildings breed of chickens, and rations used were found to be 

 practically the same in all three areas. None of the operators were tenants 

 At the beginning of the year 97.8 per cent of the laying birds were White I ■ 

 bonis. The system of management was markedly uniform from farm to farm. 



The average labor Income ws almost $1 per hen, but was m 



27 farms. The average capital per farm was $7,243, the average return on the 

 Investment being 15.1 per cent The average building Investment was $1 M ; 

 bird. The average receipts per farm were $2318 Bggs furnished 82,100, and 

 crops, mainlj fruit $62 The other receipts were Cram sale of cockerels, broil- 

 ers, and old fowls. The • r bird ~ 182 The farms with 

 the largest capital gave the largesi profit 



The average size of flocks was 787 fowls, of which it wen Labor 



Income and econonn of operation increased uniformly with • of 



flocks The operators having the U cperlence with poultr? possessed the 



larger flocks and received larger profits. 



The average production per hen was in 4 .! eggs ■ year. Labor Income ln- 

 creased throughout with Inci production. Flocks of Hens averaging h 



than 30 eggs per y< tlve labor bacon • 



Flocks in which :><i t" 7<» per ( the laying tllets prodt 



noticeablj higher labor incomes than flocks in which this percent* - higher 



or lower. 



Poultry ranges occupied 8J2 acres per farm, or over 27 per cent of the total 

 farm area. The si /( . ,,r tho area per flock did not appear I *o 



Ion or the Dumber of deaths, 



in the authors' opinion the chief factors of siv ■•■ In 



the order of their Importance, si/.- ,.f floes i r h'-n. experh 



of operator, and the proportion of pullets to yeatiln i having sta 



wii • and production were both above the av< \>\o an • labor 



Income of (2,002 Those with 8o t ' or than tl In only 



cue of these Items received $«50, while those whose flocks were below a 1 



In both made only sum; The lOWl t Inconw P864 



it. and $1,018 respectively. 

 A special Btudy of costs was made on the i»hi i only poultry 



products were sold, since the raising of ynnng stock Is always ■ part ,,f t,H ' 

 poultry business, the coal of maintaining the farm flock was Included In the 

 cost of commercial egg production. I'!"- cost of producing a do • • «s was 

 I cts and the profit was i.fl i ts Til- mnti labor required for i»>o i>u-d- during 

 the year was i.tt months and tl • • lb* During the pullet year ■ bird 



