THE BEGINNER IN 

 POULTRY 



WHAT MAKES A POULTRYMAN? 



Effect of Business on Character — Dealing with Sen- 

 tient Beings — Sympathy a Necessary Factor — The 

 Rights of Animals — Justice Tends to Profit — A Pro- 

 tector — " Good Luck " — Hen Reasons 



At the risk of seeming, for the time being, unpracti- 

 cal, I wish to discuss this question from the standpoint 

 of the fowls themselves. I believe this to \i& fundamen- 

 tally practical. 



It is not merely the keeping or even the breeding of 

 many fowls through a series of years that makes a real 

 poultryman ; efficient, systematic, successful. Students 

 of men have made and reiterated the statement that 

 horticulturists, as a body, are the finest group of men on 

 earth. This is the impression almost sure to be gained 

 by close observation of gatherings of men of this pro- 

 fession, in conference or convention. But, why should 

 horticulture be looked upon as a profession more than 

 poultry breeding is looked upon as a profession .-" Why 

 should the actual practice of these "professions," or, if 

 you prefer it, " trades," differ in its effect on the men 

 who follow them ? Or, if you are not willing to allow 



Photographs not otherwise credited, or obviously from the Experiment 

 Stations, are by the Author. 



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