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One Thousand Ways to Make a Living

by Harold M. Dunphy

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Plan No. 797. Become Weight Clerk for U. S. See Plan No. 217

Plan No. 798. Warehouse Investigators for U. S. See Plan No. 217

Plan No. 799. Become Watchman for U. S. See Plan No. 217

Plan No. 800. What She Did With Chickens

This lady in Spokane, Washington, kept an accurate account of the cost of her poultry and reports the following average results per year:

Number of eggs per hen105
Price received for eggs$0.37
Cost of feed per hen$1.74
Profit per hen from eggs$1.60
Total profit per hen, including eggs, fries and poultry sold$2.13

This is what you can do if out of employment or want to make your back yard and shed produce profit. The above figures are reliable. The example of what other people have done is the best argument in the world that you can do as well. These people do not bear charmed lives, but they are people who do not take a little discouragement as a barrier. The government stands ready to help you with excellent literature on this subject. Write to the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

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