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Success with Poultry 

 in California 



What Is Aimed At 



This publication is not a primer. It is a radical departure from the conven- 

 tional books of advice about keeping poultry, and seeks to get down to the roots 

 > of the industry. It assumes that a knowledge of the fundamental ideas developed 

 : by the progress of this industry is the gateway to success, and that to know the 

 reasons and laws which determine the management of fowls under the artificial 

 conditions in which they must be kept for profit, is more important than rules 

 and stereotyped directions. Details of management can be found elsewhere: 

 these pages have to do with the vital principles which underlie successful 

 management. 



Little is said about profits in the business, but the conditions of profit are 

 strongly emphasized. Any one can keep poultry, but if poultry raising is to keep 

 the owner of the flock, ne must not only know how to manage, but why this or that 

 is essential. 



No attempts are made to "boost" the industry: the aim is to make it profitable. 



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