40 EGGS AND POULTRY 
ITEMS OF COST OF 200 HEN FLOCK 
Cost of 200 pullets ready to Lay ences $200 
Cost of housing in 4OXT5 WOUSC..--eeeecerrneen 150 
500 day old chicks, 3 lots 75 
2 heated outdoor brOOdeTS une eeesecsncnnseeinnenee 30 
2 commercial hovers 15 
6 6x6 ft. colony houses, home-made... 72 
Water pans, feed troughs, etc. for 8 
houses 8 
40x15 addition to laying house to winter 
new pullets 150 
Feed 200 hens 8 months, Io cents a hen 
a month 160 
Feed 200 pullets 6 months average.............. 80 
Feed 200 cockerels 4 months average........ 60 
$1,000 
Approximate Receipts based upon above 
items 
13,000 eggs March to July at 2% 
cents $325.00 
2,100 eggs August to October at 3.2 
cents 74.50 
200 2 to 2% pound broiler cockerels at 
25 cents a tb 115.00 
50 same slow growing at 17 cents hb..... 20.00 
