106 POULTRY FOR PROFIT 



cents on farms of the Middle West, where the pro- 

 ducer raises all his feed, to twenty-one cents on com- 

 mercial egg ranches where all the feed is bought. 



Every egg producer should know what it costs him 

 to produce a dozen eggs, and, if he is not making a 

 profit, he should manage in some way to reduce the 

 cost. This may be done (1) by raising a larger part 

 of the feed himself, (2) by feeding cheaper feeds, 

 (3) by buying feed wholesale instead of at retail, as 

 many small poultrymen do, (4) by avoiding waste 

 in every possible way, (5) by giving his fowls more 

 green range. 



FEEDING MARKET POULTRY 



No chicken of any age should be marketed until it 

 has been confined two weeks and fed a fattening 

 ration. Well fattened poultry brings a higher price 

 and sells more readily. 



Rations for Broilers 



Cockerels which are to be marketed as broilers 

 should be separated from the pullets as soon as the 

 sexes can be distinguished, which is at the age of 

 from one to two months, according to breed. They 

 need a more fattening ration than is good for pullets 

 and may be quite closely confined, provided their 

 quarters are kept clean. 



Fattening Rations 



A recent government bulletin on "The Commercial 

 Fattening of Poultry" gives these three rations found 

 most satisfactory in a series of experiments extend- 

 ing over several years : 



No. 1 — 3 parts corn meal. 



2 parts low grade flour. 

 1 part shorts. 



