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to a large city. He keeps more hens than needed for 



his home use following the Weeks plan; and here 

 are the exact results for the year 1919: 



Credit. 



Feed on hand December 31, 1919 $ 57.87 



Total cash received for eggs 773.61 



Total cash received for poultry 103.54 



Eggs used at home 38.45 



Poultry used at home 15.38 



Value of stock on hand Dec. 31, 1919: 



87 hens at $1.20 each 104.40 



136 pullets at $1.50 each 204.00 



6 Bantam hens, at 35 cents each 2.10 



5 cockerels, 20 Ibs. each 6.40 



2 cocks, 10 Ibs. each 1.50 



1 Bantam cock .35 



$1,307.80 

 Debit. 

 Total outlay for feed, chicks, disinfectants, 



sand, freight, etc $697.42 



Value of 116 hens on hand Jan. 1, 1919 137.50 834.92 



Profit for the year $ 472.88 



Here is a cash income equal to nearly $40 a month ; 

 possibly enough to pay the "store bill" of a family 

 situated like that of Mr. Gottsch. Probably it would 

 more than keep up the monthly payments on the aver- 

 age garden holding near any of our large cities. I see 

 many a commuter coming to town with a basket of fresh 

 eggs, to be delivered to some private customer at full 

 retail price, and I observe the smile of satisfaction as he 

 pockets the money, saying to himself: "So much more 

 to apply on the little home." Furthermore, the income 

 from surplus eggs would enable many an individual, 

 either man or woman, to retire comfortably after pass- 



