HOW TO MAKE A BEGINNING 9 



tarns, which have many admirers among busy 

 lawyers, doctors and ministers. 



The amateur who is wise will not waste a lot of 

 money on elaborate houses for his birds. It is a 

 curious and amusing fact that almost every poultry 

 keeper has a pet theory about the best kind of hen 

 houses. The theory held to-day, however, may be 

 quite different from the one held yesterday, so that 

 it is well to allow for alterations and remodeling. 

 Furthermore, simple houses are by all means the 

 most practicable. It is well enough to spend as 

 much money as one can afford in giving the poultry 

 house an architectural finish to make it harmonize 

 with the other buildings on the estate, but there 

 should be no frills within doors and every fixture 

 should be detachable, so that it may be removed and 

 cleaned. 



If the beginner must count the cost, he ought not 

 to spend on his poultry house more than a dollar 

 for every hen which is to be confined there. This 

 is a good basis for the prospective poultry keeper 

 to lay his plans on when he is figuring the expense 

 of the venture. 



Of course, poultry houses in suburban sections 

 which must occupy somewhat conspicuous situa- 



