The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-26
The Road to Success

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lay down a system or certain rnra@s
for the beginner to be governed Nv
and IN many instances make it annaar
especially in the matter of feedind-9
laboriOus task; such in fact that lrr
few could or would be willing to foI
low. The fact is, there can be no IN.
variable rule Of action laid down f.
insure success, as there are so MANY,
contingencies occurring with those
who attempt to breed poultry, that .
course of action that will answer the
purposes and surroundings of one Dor.
son, will not do for another. Good
blood of itself will not insure good
progeny. A certain amount of intelli.
gence and good judgment is requisite
to know when and how to act, and in
connection with that there must bo
industry.
In many instances fowls will oct
out of condition, fail to eat properIv
OF perhaps what they do eat does not
nourish them and make them GROW
and look thrifty. In such i~nstancesjt
is not necessary to go to work and
renovate the whole yards, or to dose
them with half dozen medicines hopino
to hit the right one to rectifv the
trouble, but by a clear insight to their
real wants and true chicken sense the
remedy is simple and easily applied.
and yet the most experienced poultry
breeder Of the country could no an
swer the inquiry from such an one
what to do, simply because the sur
roundings of no two poultry men are
alike.
The only way out Of such difficult
ties is to study and learn the nature
Of the fowls, watch their movements,
the character Of food they seek when
at liberty, as instinct is unerring in
directing the lower creation to that
which is best for them when we'll and
when aillng. Reason may and will
r in forming conclusions for action.
but instinct is unfailing, and to watch
and study that in a flock of poultry is
the best education the poultry breeder
can have. From it he not only learns
what and how best to feed them, but
much car be gained in treatment Of
them when out of health. 1t does not
require much labor to attend to poul-
try properly, but a thing that is neces-
sary to be done today must not be put
off until tomorrow, Or perhaps 1t Will
be too late to have the desired effect.
Constant care and attention is absO-
lute1y~ necessary, and there is no branch
Of industry that shows the effect Of
neglect sooner than a yard of poultry,
end but few that proper care and at
tention will give better results than
the same.
There are successful and unsuccess-
full lawyers, doctors, merchants and
merchanics, and more Of the latter
than the former, and such is the case
with the poultry breeders. They
must be suited to the business; must
possess a natural faculty for discern
ing and really anticipating the wants
of the feathered family, and withal
have a love for them, not simply a
spasmodic fancy, brought about bya
fine display of fine fowls in the hands
of a neighbor. The beginner should
learn to know himself in that respect.
before going extensively into the
business; and for that reason it is best
to begin with but few varieties, ana
those most easily handled, and when
he finds he is adapted to the business
and has been successful with those IN
hand, he may with propriety secure
other varieties, but not until he mas
prepared himself with proper houses
and yards for their accommodation.
Again, it is necessary for a breeder
to possess some business tact III ordeI
to make it a success pecuniarly. he
may be able to breed the best stock
and have hundreds of good fowls. II
that fact is not known and belleVeu'
they will be worth no more to nm
than common poultry.
Judicious advertising is the mex
important factor, and there is as much
to learn in that respect to secure
from good breeding as al!
other matter connected with the DuSl-
ness. The poultry journals, of course
are the channels through which Tue
breeder of fine fowls most largely Gil.
culated in sections where he may
reasonably expect to get patrons;
all these things properly consldereo
and acted upon will insure success "
the breeder of fine fowls.