IN DAKOTA. 119 
WHAT A BOY CAN DO. 
“One in particular that I would suggest, is the 
raising of poultry. Get for him fifty to a hundred 
chickens, or even more. The outlay would be com- 
paratively small to begin withand I aw sure you 
would be surprised at the result. And there is noth- 
ing about the little work needed in feeding and 
caring for them that a boy of twelve can not easily 
do. TI have been doing a good deal in that way my- 
self ever since I went to Dakota, more for the pleas- 
ant additions it makes to our bill of fare than for any 
other profit there might be in the business, but it 
has paid largely every way. We have all the 
eggs we can use, and also a good supply of choice 
poultry for the table, and have sold enough eggs | 
am very sure to pay all the expense the fowls have 
been. Indeed they take good care of themselves 
from early spring till late in the fall, though I am 
careful to see that they always have plenty of food. 
Your boy could easily take all needed care of a hun- 
dred, or even two hundred, and make a nice income 
from them. I have never kept any account of the 
receipts and exp-nses of mine, but a friend who care- 
fully keeps every item on both sides of the account, 
tells me that his fowls pay him a clear profit of $1.48 
each annually. 
“And there are some other things your boy 
could do that would pay. . He might raise lettuce, 
radishes, peas, squashes and melons for which he 
could find a good market in the village. In fact, 
