PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



complished. The annual summary tells the tale, but this 

 cannot be made unless the entries are made faithfully through- 

 out the year. On the average farm one minute each day or 

 ten minutes at the end of each week will be sufficient to make 

 all entries. Complete the records at the end of each quarter 

 and make out the quarterly summary, then at the end of the 

 year it will be a small task to prepare the annual summary. 

 Try it. You will be pleased with the knowledge acquired and 

 probably surprised that the outcome is so favorable. 



A Few Things to Remember 



1. Failure 'to keep an account is to conduct the business 

 on a guess. 



2. A system of accounting shows up the strong points and 

 the weak points of the poultry enterprise. 



3. To give the poultry a square deal requires that credit be 

 given for every item of production. Thirty-five per cent of 

 poultry products are consumed on the farm and the hen should 

 have due credit. 



4. It is the waste that eats the profits. Every pound of feed 

 represents an outlay and should be turned into finished pro- 

 ducts, and every egg should be conserved. 



5. The poultry account reveals losses, discovers profits, 

 warns of danger, points out the safe course, and stimulates 

 to highest endeavor. 



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