FARM BOOKKEEPING 



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Financial Statement of the Chicken Flock 



This table gives an illustration of one simple method 

 of telling what a flock of 200 chickens is paying : 



Eggs and 

 Poultry 



January $ 74.00 



February 80.60 



March 84.50 



April 

 May 

 June 

 July 



92.00 

 78.90 

 58.00 

 47.60 



August 57-0° 



September 61.80 



October 88.40 



November 64.60 



December 7 l -7° 



$859.10 



Feed 

 and Labor 



$ 34-44 

 26.00 



21-55 

 18.46 



24-15 

 24.80 

 20.00 

 21.20 

 22.00 



33-30 

 31.20 

 32.60 



$309.70 



Profit 

 $ 39-56 

 54.60 

 62.95 



73-54 

 54-75 

 33-2Q 

 27.60 

 35-8o 

 39.80 



55-io 

 33-40 

 39.10 



$549.40 



Pen No. 1 . 

 " 2. 



Illustration of Egg Account for Week 

 12 Birds in Pen 



Pen No. 9 



" 10 



" 11 



" 7 



" 8 



Total 



Total value of food. 



12. 



13- 

 14. 



15- 



Net profit for week 



Trap nests will prove the merit of each hen. This 

 helps to build up a good flock, and the total or individual 

 profits are shown. 



