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business  endeavor,  the  personal  equation  must  be  solved.  An 
inventory  of  personal  habits  and  characteristics  is  essential. 
In  order  that  this  taking  account  of  stock  may  be  thorough 
and  quite  complete,  let  us  consider  what  these  qualities  may 
include. 
QUALIFICATIONS  OF  A POULTRYMAN. 
First  of  all  he  must  have  a particular  liking  for  animal  life 
and,  you  may  say,  a love  for  good,  lively,  healthy  looking  birds. 
He  needs  the  qualities  of  the  brightest  merchant.  To  be  suc- 
cessful he  should  be  sagacious  and  shrewd,  capable  of  planning 
well  and  executing  completely. 
To  get  along  well  he  must  have  a system  developed  in  all 
its  details,  and  be  regular  in  his  habits.  The  crowning  charac- 
teristic is  the  quality  termed  “common  sense.”  Then  again,  he 
must  be  a student  of  market  requirements,  tireless  in  his  at- 
tempts to  satisfy  a market  with  high  quality  poultry  products 
put  up  in  attractive  packages.  He  should  be  a student  of  prin- 
ciples of  breeding,  methods  of  improvement,  and  factors  of  feed- 
ing and  never  be  self-conceited,  which  limits  progress. 
Let  the  poultryman  decide  to  make  poultry  his  life  study, 
using  the  instruction  gained,  profiting  by  the  experience  of  other 
poultrymen,  acquiring  wisdom  from  his  own  successes  and 
failures,  and  always  welcoming  any  new  practical  ideas  which 
will  help  on  his  poultry  progress. 
LOCATION  OF  POULTRY  YARDS. 
For  the  beginner,  the  location  of  yards  or  the  amount  of  land, 
which  can  be  utilized  for  poultry,  must  receive  attention  first. 
It  does  not  take  much  room  for  a smiall  flock,  but  chickens  do 
best  with  plenty  of  range.  Some  of  the  mainland  experiment 
station  workers  have  found  that  a four  months’  chick  on  fresh 
range  would  equal  in  weight  a five  months’  chick  on  the  old 
range.  A place  with  some  sand  in  the  soil  is  preferred  for  the 
reason  that  it  allows  more  perfect  drainage  in  wet  weather. 
The  necessary  buildings  for  the  beginner,  in  this  climate, 
need  not  be  very  expensive.  The  principal  thing  in  building, 
however,  will  be  protection  against  wind,  rain,  dampness,  rats 
and  other  pests.  Trees  and  hedges  can  be  made  to  afford  pro- 
tection from  the  sun  if  the  hens  and  little  chicks  so  desue.  It 
is  also,  quite  often,  desirable  to  screen  in  the  roosting  quarters 
so  that  the  hens  may  be  free  from  annoying  mosquitoes  at 
night. 
SELECTING  STOCK. 
When  commencing  poultry  raising  it  is  advisable  to  select 
stock  for  a particular  line  of  production.  Let  the  stock  be 
