160 A(jrlcultur((l Gazette oj N.S.JV. [Feb. 3, 1908. 



he (O'llrml (ilY ilic |i|;icc. ami drserve it, ton. \\ li.it socialist ii_- t'catiu'c is 

 tlirn^ alioiii poult i'\- t'ariiiiiiL; tliat evurvoiie \vlio coiiics aloiii;' is expected 

 to l)f tolil wlift lici' tlir liiisiiH'ss jiays or not, ami. if in llic atiinnat ive, 

 expects to see one's Ijalauee-sheet '? My experience," .says Mr. McComb, 

 '■ is that the man who is making money in any business discreetly keeps 

 quiet on the suliject, the liard-u]) ones Ijciii'j t'n'i|uently the most vohihlc 

 as to how well they are. (hiing. " ' M)'. .Mcl'oml) dors not make an\' claims 

 as to the success of his farm, and says if ])eople l)elievc he is doinL;- well, 

 tliei'e are othci' poult i-y hifcilcis doing' better, an<] who prefer hiding their 

 light, markriing tlicii- fowls, and jiorkcting their elii'i|ues without any 

 ostentation, as is done in any other business. 



Reverting to the I'emarks throughout this ])aper about many jieople 



^oiiiii' into the poultry busiiic>.s, and with unfortunate i-esult'~. like dis- 



apjiointmeiits occur in evei'v known business throiighout the woi-ld, tveii 



in America, of which we read so much of the success of the poultry bu>i- 



nes-;. The following ai'ticle from a recent issue of a leading American 



poultry journal gives the other side of the jdctui-e, the failures in that 



country, iis here, heirig largely dtie to iue.xjiei'icnee : — 



All epidemic present in all seasons ot tlie year, " Tlie Poultry Fever,'* 

 contagious to a marked degree, its victim^ men and women in all stages and 

 Avalks of life. 



One can safely say without fear of contradiction, that there are more 

 failures, year in and year out, in the poultry industry than any other industry 

 one might name. Most of these failures are entirel.v uncalled for, and are 

 generally, if not always, made h.v those individuals who lack the jmsh and 

 energy which i^oes to spell success in aiiv industry or vocation the.v mii^lit 

 choose to follow. The man or woman who lacks in the sense of detail — a 

 sense which must he most highly cultivated in the " chicken crank "' — hetter 

 let poultry in any of its hranches alone, for success along that line \\ill never 

 be their reward. 



The poultry industry is the most fascinating and lurinii; of industries, hence 

 its many victims. Its pi'otits look so larj^e on paper that the idle dreamer 

 and get-ricli-(|uick individual often dream of fabulous wealth in a short time. 

 They count their chickens before they are hatched, as it were. 



Nevertheless there is no industry which shows hetter returns for the amount 

 of ca]jital invested as that selfsame "chicken business." Start at the bottom 

 of the ladder, and .steadily hut surely work upwards, that's the only safe and 

 sane start for the average individual, and learn troni your ow n exi)eriences, 

 which will Ije varied and almndaiit : watch your flock closely, .study their 

 dail.v habits and needs, and above all do not neglect the minute details, therein 

 you will find .vour success hidden, .so " seek and you shall find." "When yon 

 start your venture, start right. A poor mechanic re(|uires good tools to work 

 with, .so procure good birds for your foundation stock. A few good birds of 

 exceptional (piality and worth are better than a larger flock of inferior rpiality. 

 INlaiiy large and successful jxiultry plants were started with a pen or two of 

 really good hirds. and that same opjiortunity is still open to xou. 



No matter what your intentions are. fancy or commercial poultry, they go 

 hand in hand. Th<' day of " scruli " poultry farms is near its end. 



The following was c(Uitributed to aimther Amei'ii'an jioultrv joui-nal. all 



showing that, as here, there are successes aii<l disappoint nieiit- in tlie- 



])0tdtry business : — 



We see or hear of srune cases in which poultry is condemned on accf)unt 

 of one or more individuals having made an attempt at rearing t:r keejiiiig 

 poultr.v anil having heen unsuccesful in it. and out thev go. sa.ving that 



