86 OREGON FARMER 



Table C EXPENSES APRIL 1, 1911 TO APRIL 1, 1912. 



Table D 



CAPITAL INVESTED. 



reports of the statistical bureau show that 1,262 interviews 

 were secured from farmers who kept poultry. Interviews were 

 secured in every county of the state. There were reported on the 

 1,262 farms, 86,220 hens, with an average of 68 per farm. The least 

 number of hens reported on any farm was 6 and the highest number 

 1,000. The great majority of the interviews did not furnish enough 

 accurate data to warrant drawing any important lessons. For 

 instance, out of 1,262 farms reporting poultry, only 28 kept any 



