6o S4223.00 IN ONE YEAR 



If you have a place where you can keep a few fowls, make ready for 

 them and invest in a trio or pen of a good breed. From such a start 

 quite a nice lot of well-bred birds can be obtained by another year. 

 Considering the demand for Standard bred birds, it would be well to 

 get something good in quality. It is not necessary to pay such a big 

 price, if they are bought from a reputable breeder and he knows what 

 is wanted and how much is to be invested. If he cannot fill the bill 

 he will say so. 



Prom this start a good-sized flock will be raised and be ready for 

 business in another year; then hatching eggs and probably a few baby 

 chicks, if you have incubators in which to hatch them, can be sup- 

 plied to buyers. There are always people in every community who 

 want a few settings of eggs or some baby chicks of some good breed, 

 and with a good breed some business can be done without much 

 advertising. Of course, it will be found that it pays to advertise; and 

 the longer you are in the business, the more this will be appreciated. 

 With this start you are now in a position to advance, since the first 

 efforts have been successful, and it is reasonable to suppose that a 

 much larger business could be handled successfully. 



Fresh eggs and broilers can be supplied the market, or a busi- 

 ness can be made of supplying the demand for baby chicks in the 

 vicinity; or one could branch out, advertise more, send day-old chicks 

 and hatching eggs throughout the country, and develop a business on 

 pure bred stock by selling them in trios, pens, etc. After one breed 

 has been handled a while, proficiency in judging the merits of the 

 breed will come. Because of this, you are in a position to select the 

 best of your stock to fill orders, to make up breeding pens, or fit the 

 birds for the show room. Here a reputation may be gained that 

 will put you among the foremost breeders of your variety. This 

 cannot be done in a day, but persistent efforts are sure to bring their 

 rewards. There is a mighty advertising influence gained by the win- 

 ning of the blue ribbons. Some breeders have been so fortunate in the 

 show room in winning so many prizes that very little advertising was 

 necessary to sell all their stock. 



Possibilities of the Hen. 



The hen has possibilities, for you never know where she will lead 

 you. One thing is certain, and that is hard work, carefulness, and 

 caution are bound to succeed. I know of one man in particular who 

 started on a small scale, but who has succeeded year by year until 

 at present he has a fine plant and is doing a nice business. In fact, 

 I am acquainted with several men who have started in a small way. 



