ON A TOWN LOT 



15 



Members of American Poultry Association visiting Sheppard's Farm. Artist 

 Sewell of R. J. P. fame took the party unawares with his camera while they -were 

 having refreshments under the shade of the big oak. 



resignation to my house, to take effect four months later. When I laid 

 aside my grip I wasn't sure that I could resist the temptation of mak- 

 ing a trip. At first it seemed very unnatural, but as time pressed on, 

 I became so taken up with my chickens that I gradually became weaned 

 from my former work. Of course, I missed my old friends on the 

 road who were so generous to me. If perchance any of them read 

 this book, I want to say that I haven't forgotten them and shall always 

 have pleasant memories of them. Across the broad miles I extend the 

 glad hand for a hearty shake. 



On the cover of this book I use a figure which, to some of you, 

 may seem impossibly large — $4,223.00 is a sum of money not to be 

 sneezed at. Fourteen years ago this would have seemed like a tremen- 

 dous sum to me. But in 1912 it became a reality. What I did, thou- 

 sands of others have since done — many of them much better than this. 

 What I did, you can do. These figures are not too big for you to reach. 

 There is no logical reason why — if you make up your mind you will 

 reach them — you can't do so. You are a man or woman of ordinary 

 intelligence, else you wouldn't be reading this book, and I here firmly 

 state that any one person with average intellect, can succeed in the 

 chicken business if the ideas set down in the following chapters of this 

 book are followed. 



