POULTRY AS A SOURCE OF INCOME 



4<D-watt bulb should be placed in one receptacle 

 with reflector for each 200 square feet of floor 

 space, located midway between the front wall 

 and the front line of perches. 



Investment Needed for the Start. The pro- 

 spective poultryman should be familiar with 

 the principal items of cost before engaging in 

 the business. To be thus forewarned is to be 

 forearmed. The scale upon which one takes up 

 commercial poultry production should depend 

 upon experience in coping with the industry's 

 peculiar problems and upon the amount of 

 capital available. Success depends, of course, 

 both upon skill in handling the poultry and 

 upon the capitalization of the plant. It should be 

 recognized that costs can be only approximate 

 and are usable as guides only. They will vary 

 according to geographical location, general eco- 

 nomic conditions, labor costs and the bargaining 

 power of the individual. The figures here given 

 are for a plant comprised of 1,500 laying hens 

 the minimum number from which a living can 

 be obtained and probably the maximum number 

 that can be cared for by one person. 



The houses for the flock will necessarily 

 include a laying house of the multiple unit or 

 other similar type, which should cost about 

 $1,000. In addition, eight brooder houses will 



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