PROFITS IN POULTRY Ii; 



eggs sold were $236.91, and from 498 chicks and fowis 

 $148.87. The total cost of feed and of eggs for setting 

 was $153.15. During the early part of the season, a 

 good many of the eggs were sold for hatching at three 

 cents apiece, but the rest went at market prices. 



A very high price for pure-bred poultry often 

 yields a big return to the one making the investment. 

 A Maine carpenter, who by accident was unable to 

 work at his trade, invested $15 for a trio of turkeys. 

 From the two hens he raised 122 ^turkeys, most of' 

 which he sold at $2 to $5 each for breeding purposes 

 and the remainder at $1.25 per head for market. An- 

 other breeder paid $50 for a Brahma hen and her 

 brood of chicks. In less than a year he sold $300- 

 worth of stock and eggs. 



A Living from Poultry and Bees can be made on a 

 small plot of ground but the person must study to 

 learn the conditions of success and then faithfully carry 

 them out in detail. His plant must be large enough to 

 give him constant employment and he should have a 

 taste for the work so that instead of its being onerous 

 to him" he will enjoy doing it. In this business as in any 

 other what leads to success is a large capacity for^ 

 painstaking work. On my little farm in the village, I 

 have four large poultry yards. In these yards are 

 planted small fruit and apple trees, which make a shade 

 for the hens and furnish me with fruit for family use 

 and for market. In each yard, as fast as they increase, 

 I shall set twelve or fifteen hives of bees. These do> 

 not in any way disturb the hens, and with good man-- 

 agement are a source of considerable profit. I have- 

 been able to pay for my farm and many improvements- 

 upon it, besides saving some money, because our poul- 

 try have nearly made a living for my little family, so- 

 we could save about all the receipts from my special 

 inoney crops grown on the farm. Our poultry and' 



