AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



and hunt for all the food they get, and this keeps 

 their blood in good circulation and their bodies at 

 a comfortable temperature, as well as furnishing 

 them with necessary exercise. 



Much trouble is often attributed to the house 

 being too cold, when it really is caused by drafts 

 or currents of air striking the fowls, especially 

 when they are on the roost at night. See that the 

 walls are perfectly tight and that there are no 

 cracks, crevices, or knotholes through which the 

 elements may blow. Drafts mean trouble, every 

 time. 



A good start means a great deal toward success 

 in any enterprise, and the poultry business is no 



exception. By starting with good 

 A Good Start f * , 6 . 



stock, good houses and good equip- 

 ment, the beginner is taking advantage of the 

 teachings of the successes and failures of others, 

 and is enabled to start at a place which earlier 

 poultrymen had to attain by continued effort and 

 often costly experiments ; thus he saves time as well 

 as money. Saving money by buying cheap goods 

 is false economy of the highest type, and if contin- 

 ued will lead anywhere rather than to success. 

 Many a beginner in poultry keeping who has 

 started out on the " cheap-skate " plan, finding 

 himself on the wrong track, has had to back out 

 and start over in order to avoid total and perma- 

 nent failure. 



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