Show POULTRY PROFITABLE LE SIDELINE A net return of near nearly In two and one one half half months from a sideline on the farm larm is the record made by a Glendale Ariz poultry raiser who is carrying on his operations under the direction of 01 a poultry extension exp expert lt of the United States State Department Depart Depart- me ment moUt t of or Agriculture In conn connection cUon with this general farm work he kept a flock of hens which produced an average of 10 dozen eggs during the four winter vinter months During February February February Feb Feb- Feb Feb- the eggs brought an nn average of 55 cents a dozen or approximately 10 while the he feed teed bill Including the feed for the young chicks amounted amounted amounted am am- to 50 The following month the flock showed a profit of 01 a little littleover littleover littleover over During the first half of 01 April the gross receipts were 9 75 O. O In April the extension specialist conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted a culling demonstration on this farm and weeded 5 56 tj hens from the flock The culled hens were kept in a separate pen for a week followIng following follow follow- ing the demonstration and made I practically no returns in egg yields This Indicates the specialist says that the remaining hens probably made the record with which the entire entire entire en en- tire had been credited |