1909.] 



Milk Chickens. 



289 



A reference to the report of the experiments above men- 

 tioned shows that the average cost of food and the weights 

 reached by 30 Faverolles during the first nine weeks were as 

 follows : — 





Average cost of 

 food per week. 



Total food 

 cost. 



Average 

 weights. 





d. 



d. 



Oz. 



First week 



0-08 



0-08 



1-23 



Second ., 



0-23 



0*31 





Third „ 



o-34 



0-65- 



2 -93 



Fourth 



o'34 



0-99 



4'4 



Fifth „ ... 



0-47 



] -46 



7 '47 



Sixth „ ... ... ... ... 



0*62 



2-08 



8-9 



Seventh ... 



0-67 



275 



1 1 "i 



Eighth 



0-64 



3'39 



I3-I3 



Ninth ... 



0-52 



3'9' 



17-31 



Taking this experiment as a basis for our calculations, the 

 total cost of production and food, inclusive of eggs and oil 

 for operation of incubator and brooder lamps, and also grit, 

 but not interest on capital and labour, would be as follows : — 



Five weeks old chicken 



Egg and oil 

 Food ... . 



Grit 



.. 2'6d. 

 . . 1 -\6d. 

 .. o-o^d. 



Six weeks old chicken ... 



. . Egg and oil 

 Food ... . 

 Grit 



.. 2-6d. 

 . . 2 -oSd. 

 . . 0-04^. 



Seven weeks old chicken 



Egg and oil 

 Food ... . 

 Grit 



.. 2-6d. 

 .. 275^. 

 .. o-o$d. 



Eight weeks old chicken 



.. Egg and oil 

 Food ... . 

 Grit 



.. 2-6d. 



■ 3 '39^- 

 .. o'o$d. 



Nine weeks old chicken 



.. Egg and oil 

 Food ... . 

 Grit 



.. 2-6d. 

 .. 3'9i</. 

 .. o-o$d. 



It is evident, therefore, that, where the birds can be sold 

 at from is. 2d. to is. io<i. each, there is a large margin of 

 profit for those who have no special labour bill to meet, and 

 whose establishment expenses are borne by other branches, 

 whether operations are on a large or small scale» It is 

 doubtful if a profit could be obtained where a place was run 

 for this object alone, for then the question of successful 

 rearing would have to be considered, and a heavy mortality 

 would destroy the profit altogether. 



