PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



Keep the Hens Working 



"No one can produce winter eggs without fhe right kind 

 of a poultry house," says Anderson. "A house like mine is 

 just right for 100 laying hens. They are comfortable all 

 winter, and it is little work to take care of them. Such a 

 house will soon pay for itself. I never could see the idea 

 of keeping a flodk of hens doing nothing all winter when eggs 

 are at the highest price of the year. Proper shelter, a little 

 care, and the right kind of feed, will keep them working at 

 a profit all winter." 



One big advantage of poultry on the farm, according to 

 Anderson, is that it provides a steady source of income. With 

 poultry and butter money coming in every month it isn't 

 necessary to go in debt for running expenses. 



"Poultry properly taken care of is much more than a side 

 issue," he says. "It ought to be much more widely appreciated 

 as a substantial source of farm income. If it were, there 

 wouldn't be so many farmers complaining about hard times. 

 A flock of good hens is the best hard times friend a man 

 ever had. 



Poultry Pays the Rent 



IF I had a fine poultry house and modern equipment I could 

 make money out of poultry, too. 



How many times have you heard that remark? But wish- 

 ing will never make the farm flock pay. If you live on a rented 

 farm, that is all the more reason why you should make poultry 

 add substantially to the farm income, for you need the money 

 even more than the man who owns his farm and doesn't have 

 to pay rent. 



Let's Go Anyway 



No equipment? 



Well, you remember the story of the railway superintend- 

 ent who was on the way to an important meeting when 

 he was stopped by a washout. He wired the president: 

 "Washout on Hne. Can't come." 



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