Money in Broilers and Squabs. 7 



per dozen, than the market price, farmers "saved them up", and as 

 the average farmer pays little Or no attention tolthe age and protec- 

 tion of his eggs, a bigger part of them were stale and chilled when 

 they reached the incubator. 



Carelessness in attending to the business ; "putting off until to- 

 morrow what should have been done to-day." 



Inexperisnce. Without knowledge a man does not know how 

 to treat matters so that they will give the best results; neither does 

 he know how to meet trouble when it comes. The more experi- 

 enced a man becomes, the more easy will be the sailing. It is a 

 fact that nine-tenths of the troubles that fall to the lot of the novice, 

 do not come to the expert, for experience has taught the latter how 

 to avoid them. As one becomes more learned in this art, he reali- 

 zes the truth of the maxim : "Prevention is better than cure." 



Overcrowding. This is a fault too many are guilty of. It is 

 dangerous ground to tread upon. Overcrowding teaches vices 

 among stock ; it causes the fowls to overheat at night ; it means 

 crushing out the life of the weaker chicks. In short, it means conr 

 tinual trouble. It must be avoided by all mea'tis. Small flocks are 

 always the most profitable. 



Rented Ground. It is a mistake to rent the land upon which 

 you erect your buildings. No man wishes to risk good substantial 

 buildings upon the ground that does not belong to him. Even if 

 he had a provision in his agreement to be allowed to move the build- 

 ings at any time he wishes, the cost of moving, and the racking of 

 the houses, would be too great for profit. The result is, just any 

 sort of a building is provided, a serious handicap to the success 

 of the business. 



Lack of System. This is too often found on the average plant 

 of the beginner. He wastes time, feed, room and everything neces- 

 sary for good results. Work systematically done will bear good 

 fruit. Helter-skelter methods never benefited any vocation, and 

 it certainly cannot the broiler industry. Make good plans and good 

 rules, and follow them out to the letter. 



Too Little Capital. What a common failing. It takes money 

 to make money. The expense of a plant should be met, not with 

 borrowed capital, but with cash that belongs to no one but the 

 party starting. There should be sufificient left for fully a year's 

 operation, so that feed biils, family expenses, and miscellaneous 

 items can be met. This is the only safe beginning to make. Even 

 an expert will profit nothing if he has not the cash to encourage his 

 work. The best physician in the world cannot treat his patients 

 if deprived of his medicines. So with the broiler raiser. 



That Tired Feeling. This condition has given serious blows 

 to several plants within the knowledge of the writer. "That tired 

 feeling" is akin to laziness. The man who is not ambitious, ener- 

 getic and wide awake would fail at gathering gold nuggets. The 

 repetition of each day's work ; the sameness of that work, has been 

 the leak that has too often sunk the most promising enterprises. 



