62 MAKING A SUCCESSFUL START 
to look far and carefully before purchasing the adult birds which 
are to make or mar his whole future. 
System the Key Word.—The one point above all others which 
the poultryman must be sure to consider is the absolute necessity 
of system in all branches of his work. The poultry business, which 
is composed largely of definite details, requires a careful systema- 
tizing, not only in the keeping of books and accounts, but in all 
the routine work,—as, feeding, hatching, brooding, breeding, and 
preparing for market. The work can be done much more easily 
and cheaply by having system; it can be done each time with the 
same degree of care, and the danger of overlooking any detail 
is lessened. The three stepping-stones to success in the work are 
system, promptness, and energy. 
REVIEW. 
Why is a modest beginning to be desired? 
Why is the right personality so essential in poultry keeping? 
. Enumerate the qualities of a successful poultryman. 
Name four ways in which it is possible to learn the poultry business. 
What are the three business principles of poultry keeping? 
Give a classification of a poultryman's capital. 
. What is meant by fixed and by circulating capital? 
. In what respect is land capital? 
. What should be the economic limit to investment in buildings? 
10. What is the invariable result of overcapitalization at the start? 
11. Discuss the. economic limitation of production in respect to capitalization. 
12. How is the colony system especially adapted to the small investor? 
13. What influences the time to start in the poultry business? 
14. What is the safest procedure to achieve success? 
15. Enumerate factors which tend to hinder success. 
16. What is the value of system in all operations? 
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