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if your location is near enough to a village 
to have this feed delivered without charge 
you would save approximately $3.00 a 
month. Again, if you are located in a village 
you will not have to keep a horse to deliver 
shipments to the station, which shipments 
might total 100 or more a year and would 
cost considerable in time as well as money. 
Then there are all the other supplies to be 
purchased—lumber, hardware, paint, etc.— 
which being needed continually may cause 
delay and annoyance if you are far from the 
village. All these points, pro and con, must 
be weighed and your decision made as your 
judgment sees right. My farm is seven miles 
from a village and I know whereof I speak. 
Even with these disadvantages I believe 
there is some money to be made with chick- 
ens, but the profits are affected somewhat 
by the aforesaid features. 
WHAT MARKET TO CATER TO 
Choice of location having been decided, 
you should decide upon the market you are 
to cater to and buy your stock accordingly. 
For instance, we will take table eggs with 
broilers as a side issue, always as the basis 
of our writing. You should have a flock of 
hens laying white eggs if you are to ship to 
