340 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
as, he says, “the manure, and eggs used by the family, would a great 
deal more than pay for the care.” The account is as follows: 
Dr. 
No 4b-towlssabiw oiCentsresesdes cee accpccsny eo ccue cee eeeeees |. sacete $33 75 
LO> I UNEGy eee ccc cee eae et een iap eae ee eet ce oe ee 1 25 
'PO GOT, MAUS OCC Le ont. be acme a pea cuets Habe ane a ts DEERE EERE S cecincey 62 00 
TO MEAG "ACLAPS ss aos ose Mees oclee Ces ocala: Be ee 11 95 
To potaiped andumesis cos so ics cc. seco cL et cape ee ns hae 4 BOTs 
$113 45 
Cr. 
BY NOU WOM eK os lame thee cne cow ewe pee sce ako weeawe doe cl emeee $111 27 
SS UCI: 30 (45S SSS oo.08 Gas SCOrrIee Say eeeAr sy Speen ee ee 3 aes Bese 64 56 
By 0 fomisvon ands ab. 75 Cents co) sen= <n o)ectie Ueeeck eee ec ees 30 00 
ye 24nckers oN Wan, Bb Hl 20 tcc ec cem sec ce cen wen sade capes 2 50 
208 33 
(ERO yoicioo. Sogo DOU ESA I SOG GE JOD COS MOOT ESGoM St Gees IOA a sacoacee so 94 88 
The profit of turkey-keeping, in the vicinity or within easy access of 
good markets, is frequently greater than that with chickens, but fewer 
examples bave been published. Mr. W. A. Browning, of Connevticut, 
gives to Hearth and Home his account with eight hen-turkeys and one 
cock-turkey during 1869. He raised 112 young turkeys, which were dis- 
posed of as follows: 
Sold at Thanksgiving 29, weight 3482 pounds, at 27 cents....-.----- $94 16 
Sold at Christmas 71, weight 1,072 pounds, at 25 cents-.---.-.------. 268 00 
On hand January 1, 1870, 12, worth $2 each:----.----. ee ee cee 24 00 
—4+—— $386 16 
Up to June 1, fed 8 bushels cern, worth $1 20.........--.-.--.------ $9 60 
Op to July 1, fed 4 bushels corn, worth $1 20.......--. -.-----.sen0- 4 80 
Up to August 1, fed 6 bushels corn, worth $1 20......-...---.------- 7 2 
Up to September 1, fed 10 bushels corn, worth $1 20....--.--- rains oh oe 12 09 
Up to October 1, fed 20 bushels corn, worth $1 20......---.---.----. 24 00 
Up to November 1, fed 35 bushels corn, worth $1 20........---..---- 42 00 
Up to December 1, fed 35 bushels corn, worth $1 20..-:-..--.-.----- 42 00 
141 60 
JAIRO en sles Sess Go gue > SS ne Or SBE LOG IOP ncecS a SBeecee coo goesecs ies... 244 56 
The Country Gentleman publishes an account of the treatment of and 
profit from sixty-five hens and five cocks kept by a gentleman in Boston, 
New York, most of the fowls being Brown Leghorns. They were fed 
twice a day—in the morning, in winter, with beef scraps and meal, mixed 
with boiling water and allowed to cool, and in the afternoon with whole 
corn. Their feed was always of the best quality, and ground oyster 
shells were always ‘before them. From January 1, 1869, to January 1, 
1870, there was expended for feed for the seventy fowls, $157 44, and 
received for eggs and fowls sold and used $360 57, leaving a profit of 
$203 13; or $2 90 for each fowl. In January, 1870, the sixty-five hens 
produced 950 eggs, and in February 1,099, ang the cost for feed during 
the time was little more than $13, or about 8 cents per dozen of eggs. 
Mr. J. W. Todd, of Vermillion, Ohio, reported to the Farmers’ Clab of 
the American Institute the result of his experience during 1868 with 
fifty-six hens and four cocks, consisting of White Leghorn and Brahma. 
His statement is as follows: 615 dozens eggs, at 29 cents per dozen, 
8178 35; cost of feed, $30; profit on eggs, $148 35. From the same hens 
he also raised 198 chickens, which sold for $180 95; expenses, $30; profit 
on chickens, $100 95. Total net profits, $249 30. This is a profit of 
$4154 on each fowl. The same flock produced from January 1 to April 
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