POULTRY. 219 



KEEPING. 



I let my fowls run at large both summer and winter. I never 

 coop them up, not even when they have chickens. I think they 

 do much better to run at large. I feed twice a day in winter ; 

 in summer once. They have a variety of food — corn, Indian 

 meal, oats, buckwheat, barley, with some meat and some raw 

 vegetable substance, often, in the winter. Two of them had 

 broods, and I have raised twenty-one chickens. For fattening 

 I used clear corn and oatmeal. My chickens at four months 

 old weighed five pounds per pair, at average value of thirty- 

 three cents per pound. The flock has laid ninety-three dozen 

 of eggs. 



Cost of keeping eight hens and one rooster : — 



Corn and Indian meal, . . 

 Buckwheat and barley, .... 

 Oats, meat and vegetables, .... 



93 dozen eggs, market price. 

 Chickens, 



Profit, 118 90 



Statement of S. B. Bird. 



The following statement of the expense, income and method 

 of keeping my fowls is for six months, from March 20 to Sep- 

 tember 20. Average number, fourteen ; a cross of the White 

 Leghorn and native breed. I feed with corn, barley and oats, 

 changing every few days, as fowls are fond of a variety of food ; 

 also supply them with lime, pounded bones, scraps, and occa- 

 sionally with fresh meat. By feeding in this way I not only 

 get a liberal supply of eggs, but the fowls are in good condition 

 for the market at any time. 



153 dozen eggs, at an average price of 35 cents, . $53 55 

 28 chickens, at market price, 28 00 



$81 55 



