IAS 
Vor.. LXXXI. 
Published Weekly by The Kins. Publishing Co.. 
333 W, 301 li Si.. New York. I’rlco One Dollar a Year. 
new York, September so, 1922 
Entered as Second-Class Matter. June tit!, 1870. at the Pom 
O fil.e at New York. N. Y.. under the Act of March 3. 1870. 
No. 4710 
Making A Bargain With The Pullet Flocks 
I MI'ORTANUE OF TIIE INDESTRY.—'The poul¬ 
try raiser is tin integral part of modern American 
agriculture, and no small part, at. that. The vast 
nuisuming public in this country has acquired a 
great liking for the food products that the poultry 
producer offers—eggs aiul meat. Eggs, particu¬ 
larly. have become an indispensable part of the 
human ration. The poultry raiser, therefore, lie- 
can he made. But, if it is to be done, there are cer¬ 
tain premises that must be established. Success in 
poultry production must be the result of careful 
study of ways and means and methods. The poul- 
trym.in who makes profits iu these days id the one 
who knows the methods of his busiuess. It Is errone¬ 
ous to think that just anyone can make profits from 
an investment in hens. This business needs training 
CONDITIONING TIIE PULLETS. —The poultry 
raiser, among farmers of all kinds, has a rather 
unique proposition on his hands in the pullets which 
lie rears during the Summer season. In the’ short 
space of five or six months, or sometimes less, his 
baby chicks develop into fow's ready to lay eggs. 
The period of development is short, and the rate of 
growth is rapid. As the snappy days of Fall ap- 
cause he does furnish a product that is in constant and knowledge back of it, just the same as any proach the young pullets mature into liens. They 
Interior of n Buxi/ Poultry House 
and steady demand, is an important part of the in- 
ilustry of farming. 
A BUSINESS BASIS.—The present time, with all 
its complexities, uncertainties, and worries, is a 
time wlimi flic pou 1 try raiser, along with other pro¬ 
ducers, must get his production upon a business 
basis. Dollars and cents must he counted with ut¬ 
most cave, and invested so that tangible returns arc 
assured. From time to time the public press and 
individuals raise the question as to the possibilities 
of making a financial success of an investment in 
poultry. The writer is firmly convinced, after ob¬ 
serving and visiting a large number of poultry farms, 
that u very fair return on money invested in poultry 
other line of productive industry, and capital is 
essential. It is absolutely true that it takes money 
to make money. In poultry production the unit of 
production is small, the unit of product is small, 
and success is the result of economically managing 
many units per unit of labor, and of logical, scientific 
and economical handling of the producing lioeks. 
This coming Winter can be made a profit earning 
season for the owner of a good, well-bred flock oi 
pullets, if he will make a bargain with that flock, 
and then live up to its terms. Late Fall is a mighty 
appropriate time for the flock owner to propose the 
terms of that bargain, offer them to the flocks of 
pullets, and set about accomplishing them. 
become ready to start on a year of egg production. 
Just at this turning point in their existence, most 
careful attention should be given to getting them 
into proper condition for that heavy year’s work. 
Many poultry flocks fail to respond economically and 
till out a year of profitable production mainly be¬ 
cause they were not well conditioned at the begin¬ 
ning of the producing year. If pullets, and this 
applies equally to any breed, are to stand up under a 
year of feeding to force egg production, and hit the 
high mark of egg production that will establish 
profits for the owner, they must enter the year with 
well developed size of frame and body, and a certain 
surplus of flesh and fat. Do not allow pullets to 
