The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-02

they are. and you can look them over"
Mrs Bowser asked:
What does Mr.. Cavendish leave on
the farm"
why. nothing at ALL" was the re-
Not even a pig nor a farm imp1e-
ment?"
II guess not. You see, I'm going
to make a chicken farm of it, and why
should he leave anything?"
You will have to have at least one
horse, won't you?"
''Oh, certainly"
"And a COW and a pfg?"
Eyes"
Are you going to buy all the feed
for them and your hens to boot,
or raise it 2"
Raise it, of course replied Mr..
Bowser, looking little startled.
Then you must have a pillow, a
a hired man. If you simply buy what
is eaten it is going to cost lot of
money"
There you go. finding fault al
ready"
TITS simply a matter of business.
There is an outlay to be figured on
here. It involves several hundred
dollars a year. You must see that"
81 see that you are opposing me, as
I knew you would"
mo opposition at all, Mr.. Bowser.
see you propose to start out with
200 hens?"
st do, and I figure on $50 eggs a
day
IF you get ten dozen day It will
be a big average. Very few hens lay
every day. You can put your income
at $3.50 a day for long time"
why, broilers will bring me in at
least $40 a day." he shouted.
Il see you are going in for incuba-
tors. Just count on raising half the
chickens Matched, and it takes weeks
and weeks for chicken to become
broiler. Meanwhile you can figure on
the gapes taking off about a. fifth Of
your 200 hens"
.I knew she would knew she
would!'' exclaimed Mr.. Bowser as he
walked about the room.
''Mr. Cavendish has no hen farm,
and therefore has no coops. Or wire
fencing. What are you going to do
about EN-? Youth have to have car
penter at work for many days"
Hear her go on! Just hear her.?
many things Connected with poultry
raising but must hire a boy at least
Have you figured on his wages and
board?"
Mr.. Bowser could not utter a word
in reply.
''You must have a one horse wagon
to drive to and from market what
will such a vehicle cost? How far did
you say the Cavendish farm is from a
shipping point?"
"Four hundred million miles!"
shrieked the chicken man in his agony.
81 see," said Mrs. Bowser. in the
same calm and even way, that you
figure on buying 200 hens at 20 cents
each. Please tell me who has hens to
part with at that price. You 4! De
lucky to get the scrubbiest kind at
that figure The farmer can kill them |
and get double the money. Good |
layers will cost you at least 40 cents
aech."
More dragging me down-more-l
more!"
I'm sorry if you think so, but it .
seems we ought to figure close on an
like this. The way 1t looks
to me you'll want several thousand /
dollars in cash to get a start, and |
then the eggs and broilers may posi- /
bly, pay for the feed and hired help. |
It's all right. however. I'E- tired of city 1
life and shall hail the change. 1t will I
also be a great thing for your back /
aches and shivers And think of US
standing together in our back door of
a morning and seeing the sun rise! |
Why, that alone will be worth
Woman" interrupted Mr.. Bowser
in tense tones. you have iawyer!"
so have L"
Yes
''They can get together and plan for
a divorce without publicity"
But why not have publicity-lots /
of pubIicfty?'' she asked. IF you are
going to start hen farm you want all |
the advertising you can get It will be
worth $500 to your scheme to have I
the papers come out with: We I'M
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