PLAN No. 614. FOURTEEN HENS MAKE $3.33 EACH
Here is what a city man did, given in his own language:
“January 1, 1914, I had on hand fourteen pullets, worth $8.40. During nine months I sold 121⁄2 dozens of eggs at 35c per dozen, a total of $49.87. I also sold $26.15 worth of chickens, and at the end of 9 months I had remaining a flock of 48 pullets, 6 cockerels and 8 hens—62 in all—worth 60 cents each or a total of $37.20.
During the nine months I spent $7.50 for eggs for hatching and also $89.80 for feed. This makes me a profit of $57.50 from the original 14 fowls, or $3.33 each.
It should be stated that, in addition to the feed paid for, the stock was supplied with table scraps, which cost nothing under the circumstances and would have added largely to the feed bill had its equal in feed value been paid for at market prices. However, I feel that my experience illustrates a great saving in poultry feeding if table scraps are utilized.”
PLAN No. 615. SHEEP MAKE MONEY FOR THIS MAN
Here is what this farmer has to say:
“In January, 1913, I owned a flock of ninety sheep worth approximately $900. During the following year I purchased a buck for $32 and fed $50 worth of pasture and $80 worth of salable feed. I sold $225 worth of sheep and $210 worth of wool and on October 1, 1914, I had 125 head of sheep remaining, worth $1,250. I therefore figure my net profit, exclusive of labor, $623. However, the sheep made me more money than this, as I let them run on summer fallow and they saved me the expense of cutting the weeds. It seems to me every wheat farmer should have some sheep.”
PLAN No. 616. LIKES DAIRYING
This farmer makes the following statement: