Show HET I 1 EH STOCK falu MOHE HEN sa ADV C to at poultry flock Is one of most alost reliable sources of income the time when the farm poultry flock was a pin money pastime for the farmers wife is gone the farmer who does not make his chickens contribute liberally to his yearly profit prof it is overlooking one of his surest sources of income in the opinion of antl authorities ier interested in bettering farm c conditions dit ions the whole secret of bigger profits from farm poultry is contained in three simple things better stock more hens and better methods it i just about as easy to 0 o handle several hundred hens as it is a few good layers eat no more feed than low producers while the former return a good profit for the care they get farm bureau and state agricultural experiment stations have been stressing the need of better farm flocks for several years past now comes the harch eryman himself joining the battle to eliminate the scrubs from the farms of the country by pledging himself to improve quality y of his chicks loading leading hatcheries recently united U under the slogan hatchery chicks for greater profits promising fair dealing cooperation with the farmer in in raising the chicks purchased and be better t ter quality stock to increase the profits from the farmers flock the united states agricultural department part ment reports indicate good egg prices for the coming year as a s well as a profitable market for poultry as meat nearly all students of market prices agree with this forecast with a favo rabid season just ahead the farmer farmer with the largest flocks producing large numbers of eggs is going to reap the greatest profit farm families have been too to look upon the poultry flock as a minor minor side line instead of one of their most reliable sources of income particularly ticul arly in winter inter when egg prices are high and other farm operations are at a standstill can the farm home secure a steady and lucrative profit if its flocks are of the kind which are capable of turning out a steady supply of eggs |