The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-19

IEdQ d4l the SOOu pOuAhAS jul AN'-~
and books or recognized authority
including the bulletins issued by the
u. s. Government experimental sta
tons; begin with small flock of good
strain chickens; study incubators, de-
signs of houses and other apparatus
carefully; ascertain what method Of
feeding is best adapted to the climat-
ic conditions in your locality; gradu-
ally increase your flock each year and
construct the necessary buildings and
Improvement in accordance with the
returns realized from the previous
years efforts and at the end OF four
or five years the plant should yield
a net income of from $1,000 to S.
900 a year."
John s. Malloy, of Spokane, Wash,
manager of a plant, representing an
investment Of $4,000, said to be the
largest in the Northwest, made the
foregoing statement few days ago,
when I asked him the secret of sue
cess in the poultry business.
Poultry culture today is the most
profitable and pleasant in which any
man or woman with some capital to
begin can engage. This is probably
brought out more forcibly in the In
land Empire OF the Northwest than in
the east, south or middle west, for
the reason there Is great demand
for the products at high prices every
day In the year, and with the steady
influx OF population and commerce 1t
Is certain to grow into an industry
which will give far greater returns
than any other branch OF farming, II
properly handled.
Many readers Of this article will
probably be surprised to learn that
the poultry industry Is the second lar
gest In the United States. being ex-
ceeded only by dairying. and that
more than s3O0,0OO,O0O Is spent annu-
ally for poultry and eggs. 1t may
also be news to some to know that in
1906 the people of the State OF Wash
ington paid more than 100000 to
poultry raisers of other states in ad-
dition to about 100000 for home
grown products. A.
There is no such thing as COM
petition in this business" Mr.. Malloy
said in reply to another question, as
the demand is so great that thous-
ands can engage in the industry In
eastern Washington. northern Idaho
and northwestern Oregon, in which
climatic condition are ideal, and then
there will be no depreciation In mar
ket prices.
Brains, energy and business judg- |
ment Of course, are essential, they |
are necessary. am dealing with the
poultry business from practical view
point The promoter of get-rich-
in-a-hurry poultry scheme can tell you
how he can start large plant, regard
less OF the amount of capital he ex-
poets to put into it, and after the
first year show net profit of from
is to 25 per cent, but you must re-
that when 1t comes to figur-
ing probable profits, the chicken fan
cier- has the mining promoter appear
ing like a whipped bantam rooster
b ythe side of full-fedged ostrich.
THE poultry business as an invest
ment requires the same careful, bus
mess management as any other COM
mercial enterprise. One reason for
failure is that there have been so
many men engaged In 1t who were
and their inability to
make a success of other business ven
lures prompted them in undertaking
which seemed simple. Then
through get-rich-quick suggestions and Z
Misrepresentation by some OF the !
of poultry supplies, 6
hey have been lead to believe that
III one needs In order to make fl
in the poultry business is
ONE capital, while brains. energy and t
business Judgment are UNI 2
necessary. y
1.-THE average, poultry raiser buys p
tract Of land, puts up a few cheap c
and orders flock OF chick y
ms, then drops into comfortable re- b
lining chair, lights good cigar and -
ancies he sees sure returns on the
asis OF SO net per hen per year That
!, the surest and quickest failure OF I,
II, as the poultry business requires y
he closest application, NEST careful .,
nd conservative business figuring =
nd harder work than any other !,
ranch OF farming. Attention and !
,ork are necessary from early in the !,
forming until late at night, every day
, the year until the plant is m suc-
essfsi .cperatien aAd Large enough /.
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