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The work is not all in gathering eggs. 
There is plenty of dirty work, such as clean- 
ing, whitewashing and disinfecting houses, 
digging post holes, cleaning chickens, etc.— 
work that some men would probably have to 
cultivate a taste for, but which must be 
done to keep the hens in condition to do 
their part. None of the work is heavy, but 
commonplace, the reward being the satis- 
faction of knowing that the more of this kind 
of unpleasant work done, the more chances 
of success. 
With willingness to work also goes the 
faculty of taking failures and disappointments 
philosophically. The experienced as well the 
novices are sure to meet with misfortunes 
because they are engaged in dealing with 
animals that may contract disease or may 
meet with accidents—animals with wills of 
their own, and very perverse wills at that. 
“For ways that are dark and tricks that 
_ are vain 
The Heathen Chinee is peculiar,” 
but the average hen has him beaten a mile. 
She will get through a 6 inch hole but in 
driving her back will pass by a 3 foot gate 
and not see it. You can supply her with a 
nice clean nest but she will look for every 
