The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-13
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Recently the Farmers Review asked
OF some of our leading poultry raisers
the following questions: So far as
your experience goes, have prices for
poultry and poultry products been
higher this winter than ordinarily?
Has it cost more to feed poultry this
winter than in previous winters? What
are the prices prevailing in your
neighborhood for poultry feed and
poultry products?
Among the replies received are the
following:
5. II. Cotton. st. Clair county. Iowa:
Poultry products have brought more
this winter than formerly; but it has
also cost more to feed poultry. Corn
ls now 80 cents, wheat 65 cents, katir
corn 40 cents, oats 25 cents. Eggs are
selling at IA cents a dozen, chickens
7 to s cents pound Thoroughbred
poultry are more numerous than ever
before and prices are better.
0. P. Bennett, Grundy county, ILL
nois: AS | am in the fancy poultry
business l can speak from that stand
point only. Prices for choice exhibit
ton Buff Plymouth Rocks have never
been SO high nor the demand SO great.
l have sold many cockerels at from
$25 to $50, and could have sold twice
as many more had l had them to
spare 1t costs no more to raise a
$5O bird than it does a Accent one and
the profit is just that much greater.
Feed prices have not been as high
with me this year as they were last
| cannot understand why farmers do
not do more with poultry. l have
only village lots and still from it
with my poultry l sell over $1,000
worth of stock and eggs each year.
H. F. Harrison, Clay county, Illi-
nois: Prices for poultry have been
higher this past season than usual,
corresponding with seasons of previ-
Gus years. Eggs sold for as high as
30 to 30c per dozen near the holidays.
From my own observations poultry
has done better this winter than usual
and feed has been cheap and foraging
good; very little complaint of diseases.
Corn is from 35 to 4Oc per bushel.
oats 25 to SOc per bushel. Hens are
10 and lie per pound here; past winter
1901-O2 corn was S5c per bushel and
oats 55c pe5bushel.
Thos. H. Mills, St. Clair county,
Michigan: Prices for poultry and
poultry products have been higher this
winter than in previous winters. The
cost of feeding poultry has been about
the same as in previous winters.
Wheat is from 60 to 70 cents per bush
ell and oats from 25 to 35 cents per
bushel. Eggs sell for 25 cents per
dozen. Dressed chickens at 13 cents
per pound.
|. w. Hutton, Linn county Iowa:
Prices for poultry and eggs have been
higher this year than for good many
years, and those having poultry for
sale must have made a profit on the
feed consumed, as feed has not been
as high as it was last year. Corn is
worth 40c, wheat Csc, oats Csc, good
chlckens IL TO l2c, turkeys IA to 15c,
and hard to get, eggs at 22c.
c. P. Gundlach, Logan county, Illi.
nois: Prices for poultry have been
higher this season than at any previ.
Gus time, while poultry feed has cost
little more than usual. Feed costs:
Corn, 35c; oats, 32c; wheat, Csc per
bushel. Eggs are selling at 23 cents;
spring chickens ~ cents per pound,
hens at 9 to 10 cents.
w. A. Doolittle, Nemaha county,
Kansas: Prices for poultry products
have been better than usual and feed
has cost very little more. Wheat is
60c, corn 35c, oats 3Oc. Vegetables
are every cheap. Eggs are selling at
Is to zoe per dozen, and live poultry
at to &c pound.-Farmers' Review