14 PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 



nutrition, of the proportions of different nutrients in 

 balanced rations and of all the factors that insure suc- 

 cessful feeding of poultry, according to the purpose Jn 

 view, is very desirable. 



Incubation and Brooding: To satisfactorily hatch 

 and raise chickens calls for sharp study of the princi- 

 ples which are involved in incubation and brooding. The 

 relations of life, heat and moisture in these processes 

 are intricate. 



Fitting Fowls: V&vonizing, fattening, and fitting 

 the fowls for killing have to be understood in order to 

 secure the best returns in marketing. Properly pre- 

 paring the birds for exhibition has much to do with 

 winning the premiums and making sales at the poultry 

 shows. 



Marketing: Knowledge and training are necessary 

 in the final operations of killing, dressing and shipping 

 preparatory to selling if financial profit is to be gained. 



Accounts and Records: To know the business aright 

 and keep it under control, the poultryman must learn 

 to keep accurate accounts and for the best develop- 

 ment of his birds and his business he should keep rec- 

 ords for reference. 



Advertising, in these days, is an art and in some 

 branches of poultry keeping it is essential to be a mas- 

 ter of this art. 



Many other things should be learned and a special 

 course in poultry culture is the best plan for complet- 

 ing the poultryman's preparation for starting in his oc- 

 cupation. "The only hope of understanding is in do- 

 ing." Accompanying the study by practice will clinch 

 the facts learned. Continued sensible application of the 

 best knowledge makes the poultryman skilful and suc- 

 cessful. 



Let the poultryman decide to make poultry his life 

 study, using the instruction gained, profiting by the 

 experiences of other poultrymen, acquiring wisdom from 

 his own successes and failures and always welcoming 

 any new practical ideas which will help on his poultry 

 progress. 



