| Show THERE IS PROFIT IN THE POULTRY BUSINESS some time ago we published a little summary of the poultry record of a local ale jensen which proved that good profits can be derived from the poultry business if managed properly as mr jensen is doing it today we are giving some of the figures in detail hoping that some of our farmers will learn leam the lesson contained in them mr air jensens hensens Jen sens record began on december 1924 and covered a whole year ending on december 7 1925 sir mr jensen started out with hens and considering those that were sold and disposed of otherwise he had an average of during the twelve months the gross receipts for eggs during this period was 30 71 this included all eggs and poultry y sold as well as eggs and poultry used in the home the gross expense of this period was leaving a net income of the expenses include all feed bought and raised as well as milk furnished from the dairy dain y and interest on the investment this figures per hen net profit as a recompense for flor the labor of the caretaker care taker and his family mr jensen also reports that he has discovered a way to produce eggs which grade at very high quality he reports that a new brand of meat meal which he just secured in connection with some real honest to goodies good ness oyster shell which the association shipped in a number of years ago is assisting his hens to produce 21 dozen eggs that t would grade extra in each ach case |
