4 Farm Poultry 



larly if worthy animals are used for foundation 

 stock. 



A small beginning, which is often desirable in 

 order to give the preliminary training necessary 

 to final success, may be made with the resources 

 of an ordinary farm. This modest beginning 

 would not in any way interfere with the develop- 

 ment or extension of the business should cir- 

 cumstances and experience warrant such a course. 

 In this respect the poultry business furnishes a 

 marked contrast to some other lines of work, 

 particularly to those that require tools and ma- 

 chinery to place a finished product upon the 

 market. If the business be largely increased, 

 new and larger machines must be obtained in 

 order to produce with the greatest economy, and 

 consequently a sacrifice must be made in the 

 equipment of the original small plant. 



To those about to make their first attempt in 

 poultry -keeping on an extensive scale, it may be 

 said that one of the safest ways, if not the only 

 sure way to success, is to start in a moderate way 

 and to delay long enough to learn the business 

 thoroughly before much is invested. Mistakes 

 will certainly be made and difficult problems will 

 present themselves for solution before success can 

 be attained in any extended way. Many have 

 made the experiment of investing considerable 

 money and labor before the business was even 



