Show P R y ESTIMATED COST OF RAISING PULLETS seven months time and 30 pounds of feed Poultry men should have available from 1 to to spend for every pullet they plan to raise declares diaries charles N been assistant professor of 0 poultry at the colorado agricultural college to bring into production ft a dual purpose pullet one which may be utilized for meat or egg production about seven months time and 80 30 pounds of feed are required sir mr keen says to bring into production a pullet of the leghorn type cyp e about five and one half months time and 24 pounds of feed are necessary other interesting figures which have been compiled from authoritative sources but which are of course average figures are given by mr amri keen who believes they will be of special interest now that the new chick season Js is beginning it Is emphasized that good management in most cases should produce better than average results since it generally takes about two eggs to get one husky chick and since nearly three chicks must be hatched to get one good gond pullet it has been estimated that it really requires about six eggs to obtain one good pullet several good authorities declare that it costs about ten cents to produce a chick A six year old rhode island red should weigh about three fourths of a pound A six week old single comb white leghorn should weigh about seven tenths of a pound A rhode island red should weigh two pounds pound sat at about eleven weeks of age and should have hae consumed about 72 pounds of feed A single C comb white leghorn should weigh one and one half pounds at about ten weeks of age and should have consumed 05 65 pounds of feed |