| Show POULTRY FACTS ilens hens on american farms in 1929 produced eggs at the rate ot of a minute U S government stati statistics stica show while poultry has created a net income of more than for the farmers of the nation this places poultry well above wheat oats fruit potatoes and a long list hat of other farm products in rank as money make rs tor for the farmers growing realization of tho the profits to be made from greater attention to the farm flock Is responsible for the increased interest the farmer Is now taking in the old hen coop once the chickens were left to the by the farmer who felt that poultry aywas was a pin money proposition now with farm poultry in the big money class the head bead of the house Is beginning to take upon himself a large share of the work necessary to successful poultry raising this greatly awakened interest in poultry as a major farm product has resulted in constant improvement of form flocks during the past few years particularly since leading hatcheries hatcher lesot of the country banded together under the slogan Rat hatchery chery chicks for greater profits to pledge improved stock to the farmer in salte of this effort to make farm flocks surefire sure fire tiro profit producers many farmers have tailed failed to realize the im of good stock and of in improved methods in obtaining best results from their hens the old bashi boned hen coop Is no longer satisfactory 0 ry new type brooding an and d laying houses sanitation and scientific management are replacing the hit or miss methods increased egg production Is the first stop step to greater profits from the poultry flock ilens hens must lay from eggs a year to return a good profit to their owners while the average tor for american farms Is only 70 eggs per hen per year replacement of low grade stock andAm and improved proved methods of caring for hens offer the two quickest methods ot of securing best results from the poultry flock poultry experts advise |
