124 j'/if Essentials of Poultry Raising 



12. To test eggs incubating for fertility. 



13. To put down eggs for winter use. 



14. To mark eggs for identification. 



Diary of Andy Jackson, Junior Poultry Keeper, 



West Raleigh, January, 1919 



Dr. Cr. 



Feb. 1. Bought from Exp. Station, 50 S. C. Rhode 



Island Red eggs $ 6.00 



Left for incubation at station. 

 7. Visited and tested eggs and found S infer- 

 tile. 



14. Culled out 2 more eggs. 



21. 40 eggs hatched. 



22. Borrowed 3 broody hens from Mother. 



23. Paid for incubating and carrying chick- 



ens 1.50 



24. Mixed chick feed in sour milk. 



Cost of feed 1.50 



Made 2 water fountains .50 



Made 3 coops 2.00 



March 1. Bought 50 more S. C. Rhode Island Red 



eggs 6.00 



Left to be incubated. 



Bought feed 5.00 



21. 35 eggs hatched. Paid for incubating 1.50 



Cleaned and painted coop with carbolineum .50 



Moved- first lot to alfalfa range. 



Installed second lot in coop. 

 April 1. Built 2 colony houses 5.00 



15. Separated cockerels from pullets. 



May 1. Caponized 20 cockerels, borrowed instru- 

 ments. 

 Nov. 1. First pullet laid egg. 

 Jan. 1. Sold IS capons, weight 8 pounds each, at 



50 cts. pound $ 60.00 



Inventory : 20 pullets at $2.00 each _ 40.00 



5 cockerels to sell as breeders at $'3.00 each 15.00 



$ 29.50 $115.00 

 Profit for year's venture, $85.50. 



