Show Cut Out Producers Non-Producers and Save Cost of Feed According to the poultry department department depart depart- ment ent of the New York State College College College Col Col- lege of Agriculture re feed Is about one half of the cost of keeping a n ahen ahen nhen hen 90 DO pounds being required per year for slightly slig bett better I than average average average aver aver- age e production During the past 1 11 years the klie number of eggs per hen to pay to-pay pay for tor her lien cost of feed has ranged from 48 to 72 per year averaging averaging av av- av- av 62 In n 1030 1930 It required GO Gt eggs per hen annually to pay her ber feed costs About ten dozen are i ii I i required per bird bird to pay the entire cost On this basis you ou can cnn easily estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate what your our own lock flock Is do do- Ing As with wilh the dairy so with the poultry this Is the year to weed out the producers non n mercilessly m F Fortunately the ratio between feed and eggs Is relatively good so that If you do cull closely and then exercise more than titan usual care your poultry business may may come through fairly well during during- the next nest year American Agriculturist |