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WHY DO WE FAIL? HOW CAN WE SUCCEED? 232-241 



Why do poultry plants fail ? - 232 



Lack of system in breeding 232 



Lice and continued use of same ground 234 



Lack of appreciation of the value of the hen 234 



Mongrel methods and mongrel stock 235 



Misuse of corn 235 



Unduly artificial conditions 236 



Lack of selection in breeding stock 236 



Don't consider poultry worth while 236 



Poor housing 237 



Should keep sufficient fowls to make it pay 237 



Continued use of same ground 238 



Lack of place for hen to call her own 239 



Don't care and neglect 239 



Breeding, feeding, rearing and marketing 240 



Lack of attention to details 240 



A sort of necessary nuisance 241 



Conservation of the vigor of the flock 241 



CONCLUSION BY THE AUTHOR 243 



