PROFITS IN POULTRY ' 3 



10,000 $20,000. Many poultry keepers are making 

 .this rate of profit from flocks of 500 or larger, but they 

 -have spent years in getting their knowledge and expe- 

 rience. The trouble with the amateur enthusiast is 

 J:hat he counts experience as nothing and attempts to 

 walk before he can creep. His would-be profits go to 

 jpay the price of experience. 



But the poultry business does pay and pay well to 

 those who understand it, have mastered its details and 

 give it the necessary time and attention. It's fun to 

 care for a flock of twelve or fifty, but an eternal, ever- 

 lasting grind to look after 500. So don't attempt poul- 

 itry keeping as a business unless you will personally put 

 in from twelve to sixteen hours every day in the year. 



THE HEN AS A MONEY MAKER 



The earning capacity of the American hen has 

 Tiever been carefully determined. Like all other lines 

 'Of business, farming and stock husbandry, the results 

 are dependent largely upon individuality of the animal 

 and the attention given by the owner. Long expe- 

 rience of farmers and poultry keepers has shown that a 

 -flock of hens may be kept so as to give a return rang- 

 ing from a considerable net loss on food consumed and 

 labor, to a profit of as much as $5 per fowl. Yet, 

 lUnder good average conditions, with fair fowls, suita- 

 Lle food and a reasonable amount of intelligent care, it 

 •ought not to be difficult to arrive at a basis which will 

 show what a flock of hens are capable of earning. 



There were entered in American Agriculturist's 

 inoney-in-poultry contest, which closed April i, 190T, 

 ■over 500 contestants who sent in their reports. These 

 •came from every state and territory in the union. The 

 £ocks varied in size from ten to 500 fowls. All manner 



