PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE ^15 



Poultry culture is a vocation which gives ample 

 opportunity for the deepest study, unlimited play for 

 the best talents and abundant room for the most skil- 

 ful practice. The poultryman of to-day, who is equipped 

 with a natural inclination for the calling, interested in 

 the industry, trained in all the care and management of 

 the fowls, especially educated for this business and not 

 afraid to work hard with both brain and brawn, is pre- 

 pared to act with intelligence and may become not only 

 a successful breeder of thoroughbred poultry but also 

 a public benefactor and an honor to his state and coun- 

 try. 



BUSINESS BASIS. 



The basic factors of the poultry business are those 

 underlying every other genuine business: Land, Cap- 

 ital and Labor. 



Land: There must be a place for the industry, 

 whatever its size. Unfortunate is the flock that has not 

 plenty of land. Disorders and diseases often result 

 if the space allowed is too confined. If the fowls do 

 not require all the land available the extra area may 

 well be used for growing crops to supply food for the 

 fowls. 



Capital: The funds used in establishing and main- 

 taining a business are included in two classes. Fixed 

 capital is invested in land, buildings, fences, roads, 

 drains, water-works and any permanent improvements. 

 Floating capital is applied in the purchase of fowls, 

 tools, feed-stuffs, supplies and running expenses. It 

 moves from one thing to another and is more easily 

 converted into cash than the capital sunk in fixtures. 

 The fixed capital does not yield a direct income and the 

 floating capital must therefore be made to bring returns 

 for itself and earn interest on the fixed investments. 



Here is the financial reason for limiting the area 

 of land to actual needs, for economy in buildings and 

 for avoiding expenditure for ornamental purposes to any 

 great extent, also for purchasing or using for poultry 

 keeping only land that is reasonable in cost. 



