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Show No Large Returns for Small Poultry Raiser Rural economists at the New York State College of Agriculture blast the hopes of many who look forward to a little farm, a cow, a flock of chickens, chick-ens, and a comfortable living. According Accord-ing to figures of 124 poultry farms it takes money to run a profitable poultry poul-try farm. Flocks averaging 500 layers had a capital investment of $10,000, a gross income of $3,000 and an average labor income, or profit after interest and all expenses were deducted, of $3G9. - With 900 layers the capital in creased to $15,000, the gross receipts to $6,291 and the labor income to $819. Farms with 1,900 birds have $26,000 invested, gross receipts of $13,859 and $2,344 for labor income. Farms with 2,000 hens had gross receipts about four times that of the 500 hen flocks but the labor income was seven times higher. This show? the importance of a business large enough so that the iperator can make good returns for his time, which means a plant with 2,000 birds or more. Michigan Farmer. |