Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-11
THE VALUE OF A CHICKEN

price and many people would con-
slider II ahsurdly high. although much
higher prices are common. but those
people who NAV think that $50 is
"a ridiculously high price should stop
TO consider the matter from the
standpoint OF an investment. A $50
male bird may be a prize winner at
some prominent show. and II mated
~ females Of high quality the eggs
from such a breeding pen might be-
sold readily for s. per setting. Ten
settings of eggs would. therefore. pay
for the bird and all the rest from
the pen could be credited 10 the pro-
lit account with the male bird still
on hand and eliminated entirely as
an iteE, OF expense. The Spgeuy
OF the bird Is also a-bie ib = "a
might easi sire. 'huntn ii -
that would sell for 81 each, Inch
would make a total of $500, ten
times the price paid for hinlt On
this basis anyone ought to bq able
to see how bird could be Ieasily
worth from slO0 to 5000 Thc'above
line Of reasoning is the logical one
In all cases where the value OF stock
is being considered
A high grade fowl has an invest
ment value which takes n out ~ the
question as a matter OF mere chick.
EN- flesh. II is no different I'm this
respect from real estate, for instance
There is lot Of ground in Chicago,
which. If vacant, would sell any day
for $4,000 per front foot, and there
is lots Of ground in hundreds of towns
that can be bought for 81 per front
loot. The difference in value lies in
the income-producing ability Of the
ground. Just so with the fowls.
Some are nearer perfection than 9TH
ers and the demand for the better
ones makes thine worth more.
Then, too. the prices that can be-
secured for fowls are to some extent
regulated by the matter of ownership.
Conditions are somewhat similar To
those above referred to In regard 10
real estate propositions. A lot i'm
the heart Of Chlcago's business dis
trict is not any better ground than
the worthless clay bank in Podunk
but It is in Chicago and that makes
difference A 95-point bird own
ed by John Smith is just as GOOD
(ancestry, etc. being equaD as on,
OF the same quality owned by any OF
the leading breeders in America. but
the big breeder can get n much big
ger price for his bird. As general
rule, he can do this because he adj
vcrtises extensively and has built up
a reputation for having the hest. He
has won prizes on his birds M tho
leading shows and Is supposed 10
have strain of fowls In which the
desirable characteristics of his breed
are firmly fixed through the In.
fluence Of line breeding. These fea.
lures in connection with a certain
amount OF business ability are tho
influences which bring the greatest
success
All OF the above thoughts should
be given consideration by the begin
ner when he comes to put price
| upon his stock. He can not hope
10 get as high prices as does he old
established and well advertised
breeders. who sometimes get most
any price they choose TO ask. The
new breeder must bear in mind tina,
the public will not place confidence
In him and his stock until he proves
that he Is entitled to Il. This proc
must be furnished in the form Of a
show record, and that is why Success.
full Poultry Journal is continual,
urging breeders TO exhibit theii
stock. After the first victory in IN,
show room. even thought II be q
small one, then the breeder can star
TO make "A reputation throurb .d,-cr