Show MODEL PULLET SURE TO BE WORTH MORE marked advance in feed Is cited as reason by F H branch extension economist in in massachusetts state college farm management service A well grown pullet in 1035 1915 will cost about or approximately 10 per cent more thin than last year the increase over last years costs Is caused by a marked advance in feed pr prices lees and a moderate increase in labor charges in making calculations it was estimated that in order to obtain 10 healthy pullets the must buy about baby chicks about halt half of these will be cockerels cockerell cocker els and some losses probably will be sustained during the brooding ding and rearing season T ahe 7 e cost of the chicks amounts to about 85 35 cents per pullet feed costs for six or seven months wi will 11 amount to about 86 96 cents the labor of taking care of one pullet in a flock results in about 25 cents worth of labor being abar charged ged against each pullet overhead costs including depreciation and interest on buildings and equipment abou amou amount nt to about 20 cents and miscellaneous cash costs such is as fuel litter and grit come to about 18 cents bringing the total cost to for each pullet but a product byproduct by of the business of raising pullets Is a supply of cockerels cockerell cocker els which may be sold as broilers and the return from broilers is a credit in calculating culavin cu the cost of raisin raising pullets broilers should be worth about 45 cents each thus reducing the cost of each pullet to these calculations may serve as a tasis basis for poultry men in computing the cost of establishing flocks this year |