POULTRY FEEDS AND FEEDING 



to each poultry house. Be sure to select only simple equip- 

 ment and devices which will wear well and which do not 

 get out of order easily. 



Reports of a survey made of Connecticut farms and 

 published in 1917 showed that the poultry feed consti- 

 tuted 41 per cent of the operating cost of these farms. 

 Some general farming was carried on, involving con- 

 siderable labor and giving good returns. The report gave 

 the average cost as follows: poultry feed, 41 per cent; 

 interest on investment, 20 per cent; miscellaneous ex- 

 penses, 12 per cent; miscellaneous labor, 9 per cent; 

 miscellaneous feed, 7 per cent; poultry labor (hired), 5 

 per cent ; rent, taxes, etc., 4 per cent, and 2 per cent for 

 seed, spraying, and fertilizer. The owner's labor is not 

 charged as the net returns make up his income. If his 

 labor were included and charged at a fair price the labor 

 item would represent an important item in the cost of the 

 eggs. The receipts showed that 69 per cent came from 

 poultry products and 31 per cent from other farm 

 products. 



In a survey of cost of operation of New Jersey farms 

 reported in 1918 by the State College, the feed cost was 

 44 per cent of the total and the outside man labor was 

 19 per cent. These farms were almost entirely devoted 

 to poultry and did not include nearly as much general 

 farming as the Connecticut farms. The most successful 

 poultry farms are those operated directly by the owner 

 whose labor is the biggest labor charge but on which it 

 is difficult to place any actual figures. Most large poultry 



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