AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
and hunt for all the food they get, and this keeps 
their blood in good circulation and their bodies at 
a comfortable temperature, as well as furnishing 
them with necessary exercise. 
Much trouble is often attributed to the house 
being too cold, when it really is caused by drafts 
or currents of air striking the fowls, especially 
when they are on the roost at night. See that the 
walls are perfectly tight and that there are no 
cracks, crevices, or knotholes through which the 
elements may blow. Drafts mean trouble, every 
time. 
A good start means a great deal toward success 
in any enterprise, and the poultry business is no 
exception. By starting with good 
stock, good houses and good equip- 
ment, the beginner is taking advantage of the 
teachings of the successes and failures of others, 
and is enabled to start at a place which earlier 
poultrymen had to attain by continued effort and 
often costly experiments; thus he saves time as well 
as money. Saving money by buying cheap goods 
is false economy of the highest type, and if contin- 
ued will lead anywhere rather than to success. 
Many a beginner in poultry keeping who has 
started out on the “ cheap-skate”’ plan, finding 
himself on the wrong track, has had to back out 
and start over in order to avoid total and perma- 
nent failure. 
A Good Start 
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