The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-04-09

ton OF time when women will be Just
as actively engaged in poultry keep
Ing as men. The raising OF poultry
is a business that is peculiarly adapt
ed TO women: their hereditary edu-
cation has fitted them for II and 10 be
the best OF caretakers. In the rails
ing OF poultry, the strictest attention
to the minute details OF the business
is necessary TO the attainment Of any
great degree Of success, and here is
where women easily excel men A
woman will go out in the rain and get
soaking wet in order to see II the
chicks are dry. while a man will stay
in the house until the rain Is over
and let the chicks take care Of them
selves during the rain.
Then again, women are naturally
more gentle in disposition than men,
and since gentleness is very conduct
I've to good results with poultry, won-
en- are better fitted to look after the
fowls. II the fowls get to "scrapping,"
woman will gently part them before
they have injured themselves or per
haps trampled upon and injured a
number OF little chicks, while man
will stand by and watch the "fun"
20 off, and he will let them fight 1t
out II II takes all summer and kills
or Injuries a lot of his little chicks.
But then, 1t is Just as well that he
does let them fight 1t out for II he did
conclude to separate them, the
chances are that he would throw one
over the poultry house and kick the
other one over the garden wall
Women as rule, are eminently
we'll suited to the poultry business
and the work Is most fascinating. ire
spcctive Of the dollars and cents II
brings in for the successful woman.
II Is work. not play, in all OF it's many
branches, but 1t is work that is
healthgiving, interesting and not
too heavy for the weaker sex. There
are many branches In the business,
and one branch will pay better in one ]
section Of the country than will an
other; but the\three main lines-a,
eggs for market. with carcasses as
adjuncts; b, broilers, with or without
eggs, as adjuncts; c, fancy stock, with |
n few market eggs and carcasses as
adjuncts-- will, each and every one, |
pay a legitimate and satisfactory |
profit TO every one II managed proper
ly. or course, the branch that best
Ats persons own individual makeup
and conditions is the one that will
pay that person the best profit all
other things being equal.
AS an exclusive business poultry
raising offers excellent inducements
to ambitious beginners. According
TO the amounts invested there is no
other business which is nearly so prof
liable as the poultry business, and
there Is no other business that can
be started on so small capital, which
pays such handsome profits; and
again, there Is no other business
where the returns come in so quickly.
More than one person has started
with practically nothing and In a few
years, comparatively speaking. has
built up a poultry business which has
paid handsome annual profit, and
% use slang expression, put him
,n Easy Street"
There are many persons OF moder-
lte means. who perhaps have had
Iome little experience with raising
'oultry. who get to wondering II II
viii pay TO breed poultry on a
arge scale. and II IL would be good
'olicy TO give up a fair paying clerk
hip or a small business 10 engage In I
b Such questions are very difiicUlt I
o answer to the satisfaction OF all ]
ersons concerned, for In nearly every J
apartment of human industry much 7
lore really depends upon the nan /
han on the business; and where one