Millard County Chronicle | 1912-05-30 | Page 7 | Margin of Profit and Loss

MARGIN OF PROFIT AND LOSS Record of the Cost of Production and Sales Will Determine Whether ' Hens Are Paying. A flork of hens should be made to pay a (rood dividend on the investment. invest-ment. If they do not do this there Is 1 something radically wron somewhere some-where slont? the line If you have kept a record of the cost of production and the sales you will ts able to tell whether or not your hens are paying. Hens that am laying sn averape of f0 or f.'i -r rent are doing well and will make a goo-l showing on the rltfht side of th rash book. Any averages above that will be so much more gain snd will mof than Justify keeping the birds. If they fall way below this mark you better Investigate and find out the canse of the trouble It mar tm thst you ha a poor strain of birds, that you are not feeding the right kinds of foods or In sufficient quantifier quan-tifier or that you are not giving them the proper attention that they must bsve In order to be great producers.