6 PREFACE 



little yard space which could be utilized for the 

 poultry pens. I know of cases where poultry has 

 been kept successfully upon flat roofs. I have every 

 reason to believe the vast majority of families are 

 so situated that they can keep hens, or, better still, 

 to make the hens help keep them, and I am also of 

 the firm opinion that it offers to them the oppor- 

 tunity to materially reduce the cost of living. This 

 opinion is also shared by the many thousands who 

 are now doing this very thing, and who are in a 

 position to speak from practical experience. 



Most any one can keep a small flock of hens in 

 the back yard and make it profitable, but when it 

 comes to embarking in the poultry business on a 

 large scale it requires some knowledge, some experi- 

 ence, and some business judgment on the part of 

 the operator or manager. A person without these 

 qualifications or who is not in a position to employ 

 some one with such qualifications should not at- 

 tempt too much, but should start in a small way and 

 let the business grow with the experience. 



