May, 1932] 



Economic Study of Poultry Farms 



51 



Table 21 — Incuhation record* on 12 farms 



Farm No. 



Number 



eggs set 



10 



13 



9 



17 



18 



22 



6 



20 



16 



12 



4 



11 



Total all farms. 



19,962 



3,990 



13,577 



9,120 



30,803 



23,968 



8,320 



8,400 



7,944 



19,197 



37,036 



85,096 



Chicks 

 hatched 



10,034 



2,499 



8,751 



4.279 



19,766 



15.221 



4,636 



5,661 



5,262 



13,720 



30,740 



60,854 



Per cent 

 hatch 



50.3 



62.6 

 64.4 

 46.9 

 64.2 

 63.5 

 55.7 

 67.4 

 66.2 

 71.5 

 83.0 

 71.5 



267,413 



181.423 



67.8 



The average cost of incubation was $1.86 per 100 chicks, or $1.26 per 

 100 eggs set, (Table 22.) The range in cost on individual farms was 

 from $1.05 to as high as $5.23 per 100 chicks. It is to be remembered 

 that this cost is based on an assumed rate of 40 cents per hour for time 

 used in incubation and does not include wages of management. 



Table 22 — Average cost of incubating 267,413 eggs, and obtaining 181,423 



chicks on 1,2 farms 



Total 



Per 100 

 eggs set 



Per 100 



chicks 



hatched 



Interest on buildings 



Depreciation on buildings. 



Interest on equipment 



Depreciation on equipment 



Fuel cost 



Labor (2798 hours) 



Share of taxes 



Share of insurance 



Miscellaneous costs 



Total 



$3373.84 



$1,262 



$1,860 



Cost of Producing Day-Old Chicks 



Using the estimated cost figures for production of hatching eggs and 

 adding the estimated incubation costs above, the following figures are 

 obtained as the cost of producing day-old chicks : 



Number hatching eggs required for 100 chicks — 147.5 



Cost of hatching eggs $7.37 



Cost of incubation 1.86 



Total cost — 100 chicks $9.23 



