Show does bus the hen pay last saturday we were favored with a visit from mr 11 E Redell of corinne corenne Corl and the gentleman being a thoroughbred chicken fancier the conversation naturally confined itself to that subject sir Redell Is the kind of a man who believes that that which Is worth doing at all Is worth doles doing well in his chicken pens on his ranch west of corinne Corl he has ther thoroughbred ough bred plymouth rocks buff leghorns Leg Legli horns orns white walte leghorns Leg horns and others each breed contributing its share to the success of the industry facts and figures are always interesting and mure more w M the success of an enter enterprise pris e so we asked mr Redell tor for a few items from hens for the time from september 1 1908 to slay this year mr air Redel lugs has realized chicks eggs for a family of six eating all they bey wanted every day and a cash balance in the bank of all this is clear gain as the expense of keeping the hens was first deducted during daring the period mentioned mr lift Red clings has paid 70 cents per bushel buhel for teed feed up until the of may since when the feed cost him per bushel on every case of eggs that goes to market branded from the chicken en farm the owner receives a royalty of SO 56 cents per case that means that ier M r gets 50 cents more per case for his eggs than any other producer pro ducar simply because of the high grade fowls which he has another item 37 barred plymouth rock liens hens sent to market netted him the lot weighed pounds and was sold at the rate of 15 16 cents per pound still another example A pen of chickens composed of buff bufe anti and white leghorns Leg horns and barred plymouth rocks have bayed from to eggs every two days all 1 I winter ion long there was no coterel running with this pen of liens hens a as they lay best without these are facts that thai cannot be con trover ted and ought to open the eyes of farmers and other persons who have never had bad any faith in the hen but it always pays to raise the best |