From Extension Farm-News, January, 1950
“One hundred chicks will pay a year’s expenses at college,”
says Ellen Barrow of Jones County, a 12-year-old 4-H Club girl who has just
completed her 1949 poultry project.
Doubting Thomases may raise their eyebrows at Ellen’s
statement, but she has the proof, says G.T. Wiggins. Following is an account of
her project in her own words:
“The chicks given me were properly taken care of with only
three dying. I have furnished chickens and eggs for family use, which paid for
the grain fed to them. Ten chicks were cockerels, which I saold for $15, and 12
were returned to the farm agent to be sold.
“The remaining 78 have laid 11,016 eggs, 8,719 of which I
sold for $365.80. I received $10 prize money. I had enough money to pay for the
starting and growing mash.
“After all the expenses have been deducted and I sell the
remaining chickens, I will have enough money to buy five $100 government bonds,
which I believe will pay my tuition, room, and board for one year in college.”
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