The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-09-07
PROFIT IN POULTRY.
Incessant Attention and Care Necessary
to Success.


do you think there is any money in
poultry?" said young farmer to me
one day. "My wife has the hen fever
and thinks of going into poultry-raising
quite extensively another winter, for
the purpose of raising broilers. She
near them, they fly all over me, get on
my head, and are altogether too fa-
miliar; can't stand it," His question
was fair one; it has been asked hum
dreds of times before and in all probu-
bility will be asked times innumerable
in the future. Any man embarking in
any new venture, financial, mechanical,
agricultural or otherwise, wishes To
know whether the dollar he puts into
II is likely to be returned to him with
few added cents as interest on his
investment. Any man (and man enl-
braces woman, It's said,) with Il sound
head will settle this point before EN-
barking in any new enterprise.
In the case mentioned abovcit it is safe
to say that the farmer referred to vii!
not make poultry pay. He "can'tspend
time fussing with them" He doesn't
want them climbing all over him.
He had better "quit the business before
he begins it." If there is one occupn-
tlon that requires 'fussing'' more than
another, raising poultry is THAI one.
The secret OF success in the whole busi-
ness is attention to little things. That
farmers wife will be very likely to
make it pay if she goes at il in the
right way. Women are usually more
successful with poultry than men. for
the very reason that they will pay more
attention to the details.
AS to the profits to be derived from
poultry, the same pai hs-taling care.
and the application OF the same busi-
ness principles that would insure sue
cess in any other occupation. combined
with thorough knowledge of the
business. would prove fairly remunera-
tive in this. There have been many
failures and disuppointments among
beginners. These have usually resulted
from over-enthusiustic individuals en-
barking in it without sufficient expert
ence, or Willingness 10 give proper
attention to details. A man has II
small flock of hens which prove quite
profitable, yielding net income. say,
OF 81 per head. Ten hens. $40 profit;
200 hens. $1,000 profit. thus he rca-
sons. Why not? If the poultrymam
can surround his GOO hens with the
same conditions which surround the |
10, there is no earthly reason why he !
can not make a proportionate profit. |
But, can he? Hens will not succee,,
ia large focss, aence they must he kept
in small numbers.
He must expect to spend more time in
caring for Il large number than he
would for the smaller one. He must
learn the bucincss thoroughly before
engaging in it extensively. lie must
that good things come
slowly, and must not expect 10 make -
fortune all ut once. II lie really wantg
to make Il business Of keeping poultry,
he should try few hens II. first and
get all the information he can from nj
loSsApiS SOhiSOo' ~ iiC SNsSSSNS Wa
the few, he may incrcasc the nul.bcrbp
raising chickens from hi OWE Zoe: ana
thus avoid the cash o3.lay nccea 'a!y II
hens are purchased. This may seem
ike IL slow way, but ii is Il safe one
and the poutryman will thus be NOR,
likely to make the fortune he Is a.tcr
han he would be in any other way.
II he has the broler business IN
mind. the same remar'Ss, will apply
about beginning in IL small way. Arti
icial incubator, brooders, etc, are q
and the outlay must OF neccs
,ity be considerable. lncessant at;en.
ion is necessary. and while physical
strength il not so Indispensable ,.s il is
n some other occupations, those wbD
lre uverse TO hard work had bcttei
hun the business. Yes, there IL
money in poultry, just as there Is
money IL daiiying. in fruit-growiag.
tock-raising, ETC., but as There iue
many who fail To get the mo,cy there
) In these aud other occupations. 10
here are those who will fail 10 yet the
money there is in poiltry. Cor Ruial
lew Yoraer.