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sale. They do not consider that the chicks require 

 attention, and the result is the chicks never live 

 until market time, having become the prey of 

 rats, disease, vermin, or something else — another 

 case of lack of judgment. Live stock, no matter 

 what it may be, must have attention. It must have 

 good care, proper feed, fresh water, sunshine and 

 shelter, and without these it cannot live. Even 

 with all these things there will be some losses; a 

 few deaths in the best cared for flocks cannot be 

 avoided. 



The poultry business offers big opportunities for 

 the poor man, as it can be started on a small scale 

 with very little capital, from which it can be 

 increased gradually to an independent livelihood, 

 but it means some work and a whole lot of good 

 common sense. 



