MONEY IN HENS the following interesting paragraph is taken from pig page ge 15 from a 1 study of table no 3 it will be seen that the only correct answer to the question Is there money in liens hens is it depends it depends on the kind and amount of food consumed the number of eggs laid and the price of eggs uben laid the state ment that there is no money in liens hens would doubtless be true if pens 1 and 9 only bere considered A satisfactory answer moreover could not be obtained t bv taking the average of all the pens to prove such a statement it must be shown that there is no money it in liens hens under the best possible method of treatment the record made by pen 4 the ideal pen of the lot is the only one that should be consulted we see that for 63 62 cents worth of food this pen pr deuced eggs worth per fowl fon I 1 a profit of on an investment of ca cents of course these results will vary as the cost of food and the price of eggs vary the money result cau be figured out in any locality knowing the average fond consumption and the product of eggs