Intemsive Poultry-Keepixg for Town Dwellers. 



427 



Expenditure. 



Tiie food consumed by the six birds during the year 

 rately weighed, the qunntities and cost being as iollows : — 



s. d. 



70| lb. bran 12 5 per lOU lb 



39 ,, pollards 15 6 



37 ,, oats 10 



ilGA ,, wheat screenings ... .10 ,, ,, 



54 ,, mealies ... ... 5 ,, ,, 



66A ,, kafhr corn 8 9 ,, ,, 



36 ,, grit and shell... ... 9 ,, ,, 



16 ,, charcoal ... ... 7 6 ,, ,, 



5 ;, mealie bran ... ... 5 ,, ,, 



5 ,, cruslied oats ... ... 10 6 ,, ,, 



400 ,, green food ... ... 4 2 



was accu- 



Scratching material, 

 300 lb. grass hav 



4 6 



Fractions have been overlooked. 

 Average per bird for twehe months 



£3 13 4 





12 21 



Bevenle. 



1470 eggs at Is. per dozen... 

 550 lb. manure at 3s. per 100 lb. .. 



.£626 

 16 6 



£6 19 



Average jier bird ... 



Net profit over above costs per bird 



£13 2 



Net profit over feeding cost, and scratching 



material ... ... ... ... ... ... £3 



5 8 

 10 llj 



The average cost of producing the above 122^ dozen genuine new- 

 laid eggs was a fraction more than 7d. per dozen. 



It will be noticed that no forcing foods were given, iior were any 



table scraps available or used, which would have brought down the 



cost of production somewhat by increased production and lower cost 



"uo'h less food being purchased. The conclusion drawn from the 



