GENERAL INFORMATION 



Poultry keeping is peculiar in that it is made up 

 largely of details. While they may seem small and 

 importance insignificant, each plays an important 

 of "Little part, and the man who thinks other- 

 Things" w j se can O f ten tnus account for his 



failure. One neglect or slip somewhere may easily 

 counteract a dozen carefully observed requirements 

 in the poultry business. For instance, a sick fowl 

 left with the flock twelve hours after the first 

 symptoms are noticed may be the means of causing 

 an epidemic among the entire flock; foul, stagnant 

 drinking water often causes disease as well as being 

 a most excellent medium for its spread and dis- 

 semination; injudicious, improper feeding, non- 

 attention to lice and mites, and numerous other 

 such " little " things usually account for most of 

 the troubles, disappointments and losses in poultry 

 keeping. Remember that "it is the little things 

 that count." 



By all means keep an accurate account of your 

 poultry receipts and expenditures. It is a little 

 The Benefits tedious sometimes, but possesses much 

 of an Account the same advantages and future pleas- 

 Book ures as a dj ar y O f y 0ur own life. By 



keeping a record of past experiences one may profit 

 by his mistakes and successes in future operations, 

 as well as tell " where he is at " financially. Noth- 

 ing elaborate is needed in the way of a poultry 

 account book; any ordinary memorandum book, 



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