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INCOME. 



1000 hens averaging 125 eggs each 10416 dozen 



10416 dozen eggs, averaging $ .27 dozen, ave. of $ .18 to $ .36. 

 1000 broilers, averaging 2 pounds, at $ .18 per pound 



500 pullets, averaging 2 pounds, at $ .18 per pound 



500 old hens original purchase $ .40 each 



$2,812.32 

 360 . 00 

 180.00 

 200 . 00 



Total 



EXPENSE. 



$3,552.32 



Third Year. The second year's profit $1,442.14 could be taken 

 as a minimum profit from this on, but could be greatly increased 

 in the following ways: (1) By trap nesting and breeding up a strain 

 that would exceed the average quoted. (2) By working up a private 

 market that would pay above the general market prices. (3) By 

 putting old hens in crates for two weeks before marketing, to fatten, 

 and selling by weight for more than given price forty cents each. 

 (4) By gaining the reputation of raising a laying strain of chickens 

 and selling some cockerels as breeders at a much better price than 

 a broiler. (5) By forcing broilers and commanding better prices. 

 (6) By close attention to all details and careful reading of all poultry 

 literature. 



APPROXIMATE COST OF EQUIPPING PLANT. 



2 laying houses 16x100, including all fixtures, each $300.00 



1 breeding house 16x30, including all fixtures, each 



1 feed house 12x20, with cemented cellar 



1 incubator and brooder house 10x24, cemented cellar 



10 colony houses 6x8, each $20.00 



5 good incubators, capacity 200 eggs each, each $15.00 



1 horse and harness 



1 horse spring wagon, $40.00; mower, $40.00; plow, $7.00; cultivator, $7.00; 



harrow, $6.00 



Machinery in feed house 



Windmill. $55.00; pump, $20.00; tank, $25.00; pipe, $40.00; hydrants, 



$25.00; troughs, $10.00 A 



120 rods 6 ft. wire netting, $ .50 rod; 120 posts, each $ .15 



500 hens, each $ .50; 8 cocks, each $2.00 



Hand tools, including rakes, spades, hoes, wheel barrow, etc 



$600.00 

 150.00 

 150.00 

 150.00 

 200.00 

 75.00 

 150.00 



100.00 

 125.00 



175.00 

 78.00 



266.00 

 15.00 



$2,234.00 



