6 Farm Poultry 



beyond expectation, when they were able person- 

 ally to look after the business and to see that nothing 

 was neglected, but failed entirely when they under- 

 took to greatly enlarge the business and to trust 

 the details to others who were giving their services 

 for a moderate consideration. 



TIME OF YEAR TO BEGIN 



The question may arise as to the best time of 

 the year to begin, for one who is wholly unacquainted 

 with any of the phases of poultry work. 



This perhaps is not so important, provided the 

 manner of making the beginning has been fully 

 decided upon, so that the time of year will not 

 wholly determine the way in which this enterprise 

 will be begun. If one should decide to make a 

 start during the late summer or fall months, in 

 all probability it will be found quite advantageous 

 to make a beginning through the purchase of mature 

 fowls. Whereas, if the beginning should be made 

 in the late winter or early spring, eggs may be 

 purchased so that the beginning may be effected 

 in part or wholly in this manner. 



If time and circumstances will permit, the fall 

 of the year is an excellent time to begin, for then 

 fowls may be purchased somewhat cheaper than 

 in the spring, and the experience of caring for them 

 during the winter will prove of great value during 



