Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1893 — The Poultry Raisers' Rule of Ten. [ARTICLE]

The Poultry Raisers' Rule of Ten.

Ten hens in a bouse that is ten feet square, with yards ten times the size of the house, is a rule to follow. Ten hens with one male is the correct mating, and ten eggs under a setting hen in winter, are enough. Ten weeks is long enough to keep a broiler before it goes to market, and a pair of ducks or fowls should weigh not over ten pounds. Ten cents per pound is the average price for fowls in market, and IQ cents should feed a hen one month.