4 Farm Poultry 



Pure-bred animals possessing individual merit, 

 of families or of strains of blood that are recognized 

 as being particularly valuable for the useful pur- 

 poses for which these animals are maintained, 

 have a high market value. Consequently one who 

 begins with approved foundation stock must invest 

 considerable capital in animals that are to be the 

 beginning of his flock, herd or stud, as the case 

 may be, before he really commences his breeding 

 operations. With poultry, however, a small begin- 

 ning, 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 development or extension 

 of the business should circumstances and expe- 

 rience 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 machinery 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 



