Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-17
CovinRton. Ga.

Inquirer, Covington, Ga.
1 have never raised any chickens,
but recently 1 have been thinking
very seriously about it, but haven't
decided as yet. 1 trust you will do me
the kindness of answering these
few question I ask. Is raising
chickens profitable for a man OF
limited means? If so, what kind of
chickens would you advise me to
buy? What breeds do you get
best results from? Is it best TO
buy eggs from some good poultry
man and buy cheap hens to hatch
them, or is it best to buy a few
good hens and have them do the sit
ting. too.
have not much space here TO
raise chickens. but If was sure the
profits would enable me TO devote
my entire time to looking after them
and give up my present position.
could get a fine location within ~
miles of Atlanta and it would not
cost me any rent at all. / haven't
more than $500 that I could invest
and that amount seems rather small
to go into the poultry business for
support alone. Would you advise
me to try and get a start here, and
later on move to a better place
where 1 can devote my whole time
to looking after and caring for my
chickens?
hope you will favor me with
best advice and should you see fit
to give advice which haven't asked
FOR. assure you it will be appreci
ated. Really, 1 hardly know just
what i need to ask you.
ANSWER
l would not advise you to at
tempt to go into the poultry bust
ness on the large scale at present.
The best thing for you to do will be
to buy a pen of chickens at reason
able prices and get some experience
with them before you attempt it on
a large scale. or put very much cap
ital in it. You can get, six or eight
hens and a good male bird from
we'll bred stock for about $50 or $35
any of the popular varieties. From
these you should be able to raise at
least 500 the first year If you use
incubators and brooders. You would
get some experience that would be
worth much to you. On the other
hand, you would know at the end or
the year whether or not you liked
the business, or IL you could feel
safe in investing more money in IL.
Because you have a certain amount
of money on hand, do not figure on
spending all@this money. IT would
be a big mistake, and you could no
more make a success of the poultry
business without experience on this
small amount of capital than you
could fly. \ 1t takes money and lots
of it to go into the poultry business
and make a living from ii in few
years. The ones who make most
out of the poultry industry are
those who handle it as a side line,
or those who have had experience
and have grown into the business
from a small beginning.
You had betTer stay where you
are at present and get at least one
years experience there, and MOI put
too much money in it. The best
money you could spend-even if II
required the whole $500, and the
spend in he poultry bust
ness-would be to visit sew
eral poultry plants tnat you know
had been a success and that had
started IN a small way and had
grown with the business. You can
learn more by doing this than in
any other.way, and it would be the
best way fyou could possibly spend
part & this money.
]. A. Evans. Cameron, Ga.
have been reading about the
Indian Runner ducks and write you
for infOruat fOn Are thew very