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you've dug the hole. The incubators will be here 

 in good time, and we want everything ready for 

 work as soon as the eggs arrive." 



Sam was pleased with his job ; it was exactly 

 to his liking. He took real delight in caring for 

 fowls, and he was especially anxious to prove to 

 me that it was not so much lack of knowledge 

 as lack of capital that had caused the downfall 

 of his previous efforts. Sam could not then 

 understand why one man could sell his eggs at 

 thirty-six cents a dozen when his neighbor could 

 get only sixteen ; he found out later. 



The mason's work for the incubator house and 

 the foundation wall for the brooder house cost 

 $290. The lumber bill for these two, including 

 doors and windows, was $464. The five incu- 

 bators, $65, and the hot-water heater for the 

 brooder house, $68, made the total $897. Add 

 to this $400 paid during two months for eggs, 

 and we have $1297 as the cost of starting the 

 poultry plant. 



