CHAPTER VI 



BUILDINGS FOR FOWLS: LOCATION PLANS AND 

 CONSTRUCTION 



THE convenience of location both as to the 

 situation and arrangement of buildings is a most 

 potent factor bearing on the financial success of 

 the business. Poultrymen who aim to make a com- 

 mercial enterprise of poultry-keeping consider 

 proximity to market and shipping facilities before 

 taking up the many minor details. 



The larger questions that affect the whole enter- 

 prise should receive attention first, as a serious 

 mistake in locating may turn into failure what 

 otherwise would have been a success. 



The location of poultry houses is often thought 

 to be of minor importance when compared with 

 the location of other farm buildings. This may be 

 true when but few fowls are to be kept for the sole 

 purpose of supplying the home table, but the profit 

 derived from keeping these few fowls is frequently 

 very much less than it would be if the same care 

 and thought were given them that is devoted to 

 other farm stock. The greatest success requires 

 thought and judgment in all operations. 



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