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tions will need more attention to external appear- 

 ances than those in less prominent locations. There 

 are always one's neighbors to consider and it is 

 altogether selfish to put up a building which will 

 prove an eye-sore to anyone. Then, too, there is 

 a false economy. The poultry house should be 

 well and strongly built for the sake of the birds 

 that are to occupy it. The owner will find more 

 satisfaction in caring for his fowls if they are kept 

 in neat, attractive quarters. 



It is a mistake for anybody who has not had ex- 

 perience in keeping a large flock of poultry to begin 

 on a large scale. Failure is almost sure to follow. 

 Some amateurs expect to make a considerable profit 

 from a small flock, and that, too, the first year. Of 

 course, they don't do anything of the kind. Keep- 

 ing hens is not a royal road to wealth. One dollar 

 per year per hen is considered a fair profit. Some 

 men and women make more, but even though the 

 profit be twice that amount and the flock number 

 a thousand, which means hard and constant work 

 for one person, it will be seen that the amount of 

 money to be made is not great. 



Keeping a few hens for recreation and to supply 

 the family table with fresh eggs and chicken is, 



