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ber of pigeons and increasing their flock l)y saving their young- 

 sters and maintaining their flock and other expenses by selling 

 their squabs. Then, because they cannot perform an impossi- 

 bility they become discouraged and abandon their project. Such 

 an end should not be classed as a failure. 



A person on the other extreme will, without knowing anything 

 about squab raising, start in and expend a large amount of 

 money for grounds and buildings much more expensive and 

 elaborate than necessary and build along lines that are imprac- 

 ticable and then buy a large number of breeders to start into 

 a business without first having found a possi])le market for 

 their squabs and without knowing very much about what can 

 ])e accomplished. Their inexperience in caring for birds and 

 lack of attention will cause them to change their minds re- 

 garding the possibilities of the business with the result that they 

 are willing to abandon the proposition with a great loss. 



Then there is the real failure. This is the man or person who 

 enters the business ])ecause he has never succeeded in any other 

 line but is looking for an opportunity to get rich quick or to 

 get an easy living the balance of his life without work. As for 

 as his enthusiasm lasts he does not fail but soon he starts to 

 neglect his plant by allowing the nests and squab rooms to 

 become foul and dirty. The birds have insufficient feed and 

 impure water, the pens are full of unmated birds and the pres- 

 ence of lice and canker, all of which go along with failure. 



Then we have the other extreme in real failure. This person 

 overdoes the work and although possessing but a few birds 

 makes a slave to the squab business. You will find his pens 

 and nest rooms immaculately clean. He has a complete record 

 of every bird in his plant, every egg that is laid, and after all 

 of this he puts in the rest of his time watching his birds instead 

 of doing something else that would bring him in some money. 



Such a man \\ould probably make a success of the business 

 if he had a large plant and enough birds to justify his time and 

 attention, but as a rule his means are limited and before he 

 can get his squab business on a basis that will make him a 

 living he is at the end of his row finaucialh aiul is forced to 

 give it up. 



Summarizing: A man who does not go into the business 

 gradually and study it thoroughly as he progresses and expands. 



