"The Dollar Hen" by Milo Hastings is a straightforward how-to book about running a profitable chicken farm in the early 1900s. A poultry expert who used to work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture wrote it to help people avoid common mistakes and make money raising chickens. He realized that many new farmers struggled because they didn't have enough practical knowledge about the business and that the book teaches how to make a chicken farm sustainable and successful, especially when it comes to selling eggs. It warns against spending too much money at the start and teaches readers how to make each hen as profitable as possible, showing how to understand both the money side and the science side of raising chickens and avoid relying on outdated information. It's mainly for people who want to earn a living by raising chickens.
The Dollar Hen
By Milo Hastings
Discover how to transform simple poultry farming into a lucrative enterprise with insights from a seasoned expert.
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About the AuthorMilo Milton Hastings was an American inventor, author, and nutritionist. He invented the forced-draft chicken incubator and Weeniwinks, a health-food snack. He wrote about chickens, science fiction, and health, among other things. Some of his writing is available in book form and on Project Gutenberg. Hastings was married twice and had three children.
Milo Milton Hastings was an American inventor, author, and nutritionist. He invented the forced-draft chicken incubator and Weeniwinks, a health-food snack. He wrote about chickens, science fiction, and health, among other things. Some of his writing is available in book form and on Project Gutenberg. Hastings was married twice and had three children.
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