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got a great deal more good out of that than running up and 

 down the road in the dust with his wagon. 



The children learn to love the poultry, and where the 

 parents are interested in picking out the good points of the birds 

 they readily learn. Our little boy when he was five years old 

 called to me one day and said, "Oh, mamma, come here quick;" 

 I ran out to see what in the world was the matter, and he said, 

 "I wanted you to see this cockerel; isn't he a fine one." He 

 had not previously noticed the bird and I had only a few days 

 before discovered how good he was. Our little girl at ten 

 years of age could select a prize-winning bird from our flock 

 of Langshans nearly as well as we could. Last year, at 13 years 

 of age, we offered her $10 to help keep books. She kept them 

 herself and kept an accurate account of everything. It gave 

 her the finest kind of a start in that line, and this year we will 

 have to increase her pay. She has had a flock of her own, has 

 shown her birds at some of the good shows, selecting her own 

 birds to show and winning the blue ribbons. We are sure it 

 pays to give our children a chance. They soon learn to select 

 the best specimens. You know that children are only mimics, 

 after all, and are just about what we make them. 



We really believe the future of the great poultry industry 

 depends upon our children, and we believe it will pay us and pay 

 us well to make our children partners in our business just as 

 soon as we possibly can. Subscribe for good literature so they 

 can read up on the work. Give them an opportunity to go 

 with you to places of interest so they will meet others and gain 

 new ideas. 



There is something fascinating about poultry work and 

 children enjoy it. Something new it seems comes up every 

 day. There must be regularity for the best results and chil- 

 dren as well as grown-ups learn to be systematic in their work. 



We believe it takes as much or more business ability to be 

 a successful poultryman or woman as in any other lines. Ac- 

 curate accounts must be kept, strict watch must be kept at 

 all times for drones in the flock, and numerous other things. It 

 teaches children to be observing, and no matter what line of 

 work they may take up later in life they have had the very 

 best training in business lines to meet it. There is more clear 

 money made from an investment in poultry, everything con- 

 sidered, than any other line of live stock. So let's give our chil- 

 dren a chance to make this, the greatest little industry, to be 

 the greatest big industry. 



