Show cost of chickens we were able to produce a pound of chicken for 34 pounds of grain that means that a five pound pullet that was put there about the first of may and taken in about the middle of october cost us 17 pounds of grain or 24 cents for grain and I 1 suppose the eggs and oil cost about seven cents that Is 31 cents says the ontario experiment station dul letan 0 course these chickens were pure breed and I 1 could have sold all I 1 had and a great many more for 1 CO each I 1 do not know any easier way ot making money than that but supposing we put them on the mar ket they were worth about 15 cents a pound which would be 75 cents and they cost us 31 cents and that la over per cent on your investment these 2600 chickens were raised by one man |