POULTRY RAISING 
By W. E. VAPLON 
The call for information relative to conditions for successful 
poultry raising in Colorado has become so great that it seems nec¬ 
essary to issue a bulletin of general information which can be sent 
in answer to inquiries. 
The information here given is not the result of experimentation 
on the College farm, but of several months of investigation reaching 
to all parts of our State among expert poultrymen, added to the ex¬ 
perience of fifteen years’ work with poultry in Colorado by the 
writer. 
While we hope this bulletin will be an encouragement to those 
expecting to raise poultry on a commercial scale, we also hope that 
it may disillusionize some who are being carried away by fables 
of immense profits derived by using get-rich-quick systems. En¬ 
thusiasm is a splendid lactor in poultry raising, but should be temper¬ 
ed with knowledge. 
LOCATION OF THE POULTRY FARM . 
In discussing the matter of choosing a location for a poultry 
farm, we are not considering the farmer who is already established 
on his land, and to whom the hen is only a side issue, but rather the 
man or woman who is intending to make poultry raising or egg pro¬ 
duction the means of livelihood. Success may, and often does depend 
upon location, and once decided upon, a change is not easily made. 
In the choice of a location the following factors should be carefully 
considered; 
Nearness to market. 
Character of soil. 
Water supply. 
Convenience. 
Cost of land. 
Nearness to Market .—To produce large numbers of eggs is only 
half of the poultryman’s problem, he must be able to market his products 
cheaply at a good average price to make a profit, hence nearness to 
market, or good transportation facilities, are important considerations. 
The Colorado poultryman is very fortunate as to markets, as it is 
doubtful if there is a community in the State which furnishes its own 
poultry products for the entire year. Our mining towns, health re- 
