CHAPTER IX 

 Housing and Fencing 



CHOICE OF LOCATION. The location is fundamental in 

 poultry-keeping, whether one building or many be con- 

 structed. It is the base and basis of the business. 



A bad location will usually wreck the undertaking. A 

 good location furnishes the foundation for building up a 

 successful business. This matter demands careful con- 

 sideration if the poultryman would start right. 



Land, buildings and fences cost money. The invest- 

 ment is in the form of fixed capital, which is difficult to 

 draw out and altogether too valuable to be sacrificed. 



If the location be already fixed by circumstances be- 

 yond the power of the poultryman to change, then he 

 should consider whether it be possible to improve the 

 conditions if these be faulty in any respect. 



If the poultry-keeper is so situated that he may set 

 apart a portion of a farm for poultry he has the duty of 

 studying the different portions of the farm as to their 

 availability and adaptability for poultry culture. 



If the prospective poultryman has unrestricted oppor- 

 tunity to choose his location where he pleases and suffi- 

 cient capital to secure the land and establish the poultry 

 plant he has the greatest cause for earnest study of the 

 subject in all its bearings. He should neglect no impor- 

 tant point because an unsuitable location is one of the 

 worst obstacles to contend against in the nmiltry busi- 

 ness. 



POINTS IN LOCATING. 



CONVENIENCE. First is convenience, which \. *Uy sig- 

 nifies economy. Inconvenience of location involves loss 



