4 EGGS AND POULTRY 
in contact with a great many men, a majority 
of whom seem to have the “back to the 
farm” idea with a preference for poultry. 
From conversation and reading, I know a 
ereat many men have in their minds owner- 
The part of the Poultry Busi- 
ness so alluring to the 
beginner. 
ship of a poultry 
plant sometime in 
the future. 
Most people be- 
lieve the poultry 
business an easy 
and sure way to 
prosperity. It is to 
the same extent 
that any other busi- 
ness is when prop- 
erly conducted by a 
man willing to 
work. But easy— 
never; for there are 
as many details and 
annoyances con- 
nected with raising 
chickens in large numbers as are found in 
most lines of business; indeed perhaps more. 
“Ts there money in chickens and can I 
make a living by keeping a flock of hens?” 
Every poultryman has been asked this ques- 
