234 Farm Poultry 



cost continues to increase until a period is reached 

 when the food consumed produces no gain, that 

 is, until the fowls cease to increase in size and 

 weight. If the production of flesh is considered 

 from a standpoint of food alone, the young fowls 

 are the most profitable. When the cost of hatch- 

 ing and the value of the eggs are taken into 

 account, the youngest product may not be the 

 most profitable to the producer. It is for each 

 breeder to determine for himself at what age he 

 can sell with the greatest profit. Young fowls will 

 undoubtedly be selected, but, as a few weeks' 

 growth often changes considerably the value per 

 pound, fine discriminations must be made if one is 

 to become expert. 



The question is frequently asked, "Will it pay 

 to raise broilers!" It will undoubtedly pay the 

 right kind of people to enter into the business on 

 a somewhat large scale; yet no one, no matter 

 how enthusiastic he maybe, should attempt broiler 

 rearing on a large scale without experience and 

 considerable capital. The chief essential to suc- 

 cess is a good knowledge of the business. If this 

 cannot be learned from the experience of others, 

 it should be learned from personal experience, 

 beginning in a small way at first and advancing 

 as judgment seems to warrant. 



Many poultry raisers about Hammonton, New 

 Jersey, find it profitable to produce broilers for 



