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a success in the business. The man who malves his poultry raisinji; 

 a side issue never sees the importance of the careful attention and 

 manv little things that are so very necessary to observe to secure 

 success. The regular poultry raiser who looks after the comforts 

 of his flock doesn't sidetrack his hens, for he knows success hinges 

 on little details, and there are scores of them that combine to form 

 the cog-wheel of success. 



One man will keep a large flock in health, and they will be very 

 productive though they are kept in a small space. The owner of 

 the flock is continuous with his attention; he provided conditions 

 that the restricted quarters rendered necessary. He is keen in his 

 (>])servations, in fact gives the occupation intelligent study. If 

 he increases his flocks, he knows he must increase their accommo- 

 dalions. Another man goes in on the trust-to-luck plan. His sur- 

 roundings may be very favorable for a small flock of thirty or forty 

 hens. They do comparatively well. He is i>leased. He increases 

 his flock to double the number, making no change in their accommo- 

 dations, and soon he is crying ''There is nothing in raising poultry." 

 His hens are neglected, so that the larger flock soon becomes un 

 sightly. It can well be seen, therefore, that if a man is not success- 

 ful in poultry raising the hens should not be blamed. 



Select the breed best adapted to your object and market; and 

 here is a wide range. Many advise tliat each person breed and rear 

 Avhatever variety they like best, and while we believe every ijerson 

 possesses the inalienable right to do so, yet we also know the sale of 

 fowls is restricted unless one breads a variety that somebody else 

 wants. Few, if any, continue in a business that is not attended by 

 commercial success, and in order to make a financial success, one 

 certainly must be able to make their income exceed their outgo, 

 therefore, when one is depending upon the purchasing public to 

 aid in their success they must of necessity produce an article or 

 product that is desired by others as well as that to which they in- 

 cline. 



We shall not attempt, except in a genei-al way, to tell how 

 the various foods, appliances, etc., are made. They are generally 

 prepared and for sale by those who have made an exhaustive and 

 sometimes expensive study of that particular phas? of the business, 

 and in purchasing from the manufacturer or dealer one is not only 

 saved a great deal of trouble and waste but receives the benefit of 

 years of jterhap's costly experiment and the advantage of large 

 ca])lta] in Ihe production and preparation, for it must be understood 

 in Ihe very beginning that to produce eggs in winter certain ])repara- 

 lion and arrangement is absolutely necessary, that certain foods, 

 aids to digestion, material for the formation of Ihe shell and its 

 contents, as well as the support of the general system must be 



