Gunnison Gazette | 1916-12-29 | Page 6 | Selling off Farm Poultry

SELLING OFF FARM POULTRY Tendency on Part of Some Farmers to Market Chickens on Account of Price of Grain. With the high price of grain there is a tendency on the part of many farmers to sell oft their poultry. They think it will not pay to feed high-priced high-priced grain to hens. Here is just where they make a big mistake. Eggs have gone up in value also. Some of the dealers, however, have not advanced ad-vanced their prices as much as they should, due partly to the fact that they still follow old practices in buying and selling. It is a mighty good plan to sell off the surplus cockerels, the late pullets and hens over two years old. Good, sound yearling hens that have shown some capacity for laying and all well-matured well-matured pullets should be kept over. The surplus stock can be sold at a profit and the better-class fowls will show larger egg production if given suitable care. Farmers who sell off all their fowls, thinking that they will save a big feed bill and be able to buy young chicks or hatching eggs next spring, may be disappointed. They will find a bigger demand than usual for hatching eggs and chicks and as a consequence may have to wait weeks before their orders are filled.