MAKING- A STAKT 



If the prospective poultry fanner has a 

 house, outbuildings, and eight or ten acres 

 of land, he will need in addition at least five 

 dollars per bird capital, which means that if 

 he intends to Tun a farm of 1000 layers, he 

 must have $5,000.00 cash and sufficient 

 means to live on for two years. If he intends 

 to run a farm of 500 layers, $2,500.00 cash 

 capital will be needed. 



The dwelling house, land, and outbuilding 

 are not considered as part of the capital for 

 poultry farming, but as necessaries before an 

 investment can be made. It would not be 

 fair to charge the poultry farm with the rent 

 of the dwelling house or garden, but the rent 

 of the land and outbuildings must be debited 

 to the poultry farm. As these vary so much 

 in different localities, it would not be possible 

 to state a definite sum. 



It is to be clearly understood that the five 

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