Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-30
Poultry For Profit

wants to be a poultry crank He
has either had, has now, or will
have sometime in his life what is
called chicken fever" The point
is this: Everyone of these men be-
lieve that they have plan in their
head out of which they can make
big money in the poultry business.
The milk of human kindness is so
plentiful that each one of these
men will want and is willing to
try his plan on some friend or
neighbor. We want to advise the
reader in all seriousness against
being that *friend or ncighbor +"
You cannot afford it. In ninety
nine cases out of a hundred the Sc
well-mcaning men do not know east
from west in the poultry business.
Their knowledge consists of IS per
cent of hope and enthusiasm and
25 per cent of what they have read,
seen and heard here, there and
everywhere. These men are dam
gerous adviscrs-look out for them.
Recently woman came several
miles to consult the writer about
embarking in the business of pro-
ducing eggs for the market. We
said to her, MADAM, write out
check for SIS, inclose it in letter
of inquiry to Mr.. and ask
him to kindly write out for you
in black and white a full account
of his fifteen years experienc. in
this line of work, stating in full
the mistakes made by him, what
they cost him, hon he over anne
every obstacle, what measure of
success he has met with, etc. When
he writes you all about it, advis-
ing you, as he will, just how in
his opinion you should proceed,
make up your mind once and fer
all to follow his advice closely, dis
regarding anything and everything
anyone tells you. Beware of the
man who has a plan but who has
ne yer had any actual experience.
Above all things distrust your own
pet schemes and ideas, based as
they are on theory and lead per-
Gil. Do this: stick to it wet or
dry, hot or cold and you should
: be able to succeed. Paw pre- cious
little attention to what friends tell
you and steer clear of the worthless
poultry paper Fully rs per cent
: Of the stuff printed in the various
poultry journals ant in the poultry
departments of the average agri-
cultural paper is clear guess work.
1t is not only valueless, but dan
gerous, for the man or woman who
does not know better may accept
and follow the bad advice just as
eagerly as pure gospel, but the out
come will be very different. Above
all things, you want the best that
money will buy in the shape of ad-
vice, and really valuable advice
generally costs something That
which we get for nothing is too Of
ten worth no more than it costs.
No man is justified in handling
mongrel stock-not in this day ano
age of the world. 1t is the same
with poultry as it is with horses
cattle or other stock-the mos
money is to be made in producing
thorough bred or standardized
stock 1t takes no more house
room or yard room, no more
feed. no more time and labor t.
raise loo or 1000 pure blood fowl
than it does TO raise an equa
number of mongrels, but the val
ue of the product in one case range
from twice to several times as mucl
as in the other, according to you
skill as a breeder, and the marke
you reach.
In this day of overp' oduction-
so-called-what is wanted in man
lines of effort is quality, not guam
tity alone. We have too mucl
quantity and not enough quality
There is a premium IN every mar
ket on quality, and that premium /
nine-tenths profit. When aske
by the inexperienced, (Which will
pay me best, breeding thoroughbre
poultry or raising poultry for mar
ket ?" we invariably answer
''Unite the two III you are
farmer or villager and have mongr'
stock, make up your mind 10 wor
into pure-bred stock as soon as yo
can. without unwise haste or es
pense. If you have no stock at al
decide upon some plan OF securir
pure-bred stock. 1t may be wise IL
you to get some nIongrels to hel
you mike your start in the bus
ness. but BY all means lay you