PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 11 



Irregularity, destroying orderliness. 



Ignorance is a failing which may be overcome if 

 the poultryman will study and work to gain a full knowl- 

 edge of the industry. 



The lack of some of the desirable qualities of the 

 perfect poultryman is not necessarily crippling if, at 

 the same time, he realizes the lack and has an un- 

 conquerable determination to acquire those qualities. 



The enthusiast who imagines that he is a paragon 

 of a poultryman, sees himself possessed only of per- 

 fections, finds no difficulties in the way and is san- 

 guine of success, will fail. 



The man who will stand up before a mirror long 

 enough to look his double in the eyes, ask himself honest- 

 ly what his feelings are and answer candidly, has placed 

 himself in the right position to begin to develop into 

 a practical poultryman. 



If, after a rigid self-examination, one finds that 

 he is decidedly unfitted for the poultryman's ocupa- 

 tion and feels that he cannot prepare himself to become 

 a poultryman, it is well. He has saved himself the sor- 

 row of finding it out later after bitter experience and 

 heavy loss. 



'REPARATION OF THE POULTEYMAN. 



If a person is fairly well endowed with the poul- 

 tryman's qualities, is intensely interested in poultry 

 keeping and determined to become a successful poultry 

 culturist, the highest success can be won. 



Fortunate is the poultryman whose childhood has 

 been spent on a good farm. (The farm is the proper 

 place for growing children.) Good indeed is the outdoor 

 life the plentiful room, the plentitude to do. Think 

 of the farm pets, the live pets that delight the rural 

 lads and lassies. Wlhat a training it is to become ac- 

 quainted with the domestic animals and how well one 

 learns their characteristics and habits on the farm. 



Then comes the common school to lay the founda- 

 tion right for future study. Advantage may be taken 

 if possible of attendance at a high school and the com- 



