Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-28

many dollar from rom the section where
is sleeping many a farmer who could
reap a bountiful harvest from poul-
try.
Should the subject of poultry be ap-
preached to the farmers :,l me in this this sec sec
we keep chickens. Wife always raises
a few, but they don't pay" Take a
look at his farm and see what pro-
the wife raise poultry. You will like
ly find grand buildings for all kinds
of live stock. But what about chick
ems? Way back in some corner may
be an old shack, with cracks stopped
up with carpet rags, or perhaps some
unused. stock or buggy shed, is the
the flock. Instead of modern, up-to-
date incubators, brooders and coops
she is compelled to use the natural
or old boxes. which leak and cause
result is the Matching is late, and by
HAS few TsaaS tS se
and the prices have dropped.
Instead of dividing the attention
ever. Still. in the face of all this,
the poultry industry Of this country
leads all other agricultural and live
Back a moment to the location of
the poultry plant. It must be in the
right section for the best results.
of not giving the thought of location
proper consideration. Some one near
him offers to sell him place which
for any other purpose except chick
ems might be bargain, but for chick
ems it may spell failure at the start
owing to the market for his surplus
product but he says to get a suita-
bic place near good market costs
too much money, and the expense is
too great an undertaking for a little
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this is the case, then it certainly is
too expensive for any other industry,
for there can be more profit realized
from poultry per acre than from any
other industry.
The more carefully we study the
poultry business the more inclined we
the plant has much to do toward max
ing it a success. Yet the best loca-
tion on earth will not mean a success
unless the one interested is really a
poultryman.
1 wonder how many Of the thou
sands who have ventured into the
be in the game ten years from now
yes, five and even three years from
now will find many fallen out by the
wayside, I fear many, have launched
out with mistaken ideas about the
business, Last winter 1 became ac
Quainted with a young man in a city
who had good position, one that re-
quired many days of hard study and
application to secure. He had read
some of the "hot air. poultry liter
ature on the market and was ready to
give up his good position and invest
his hard earned savings in busi-
ness about which he knew absolutely
nothing. From his conversation it was
very plain to see he had the fever
about right, and nothing looked good
to him but chickens. He, however
took some friendly advice and has
started in small way with poultry
holds out until he learns the busi
ness and is able to handle it as
business he will likely succeed But
imagine if he had given up his po-
sition and gone pell NELL into game
about WHICH he knew nothing, how
be the result? The reason SO many
fail is they don't know the game
They read where some one has made
good and they never stop to consider
the poultry business is a business and
requires skill and practice the same
as any otner business. They never
stop 70 consider that those nov max
hard study and many a year in actual
WORE with poultry, learning the pusi-
EoSe. IHeJ seem 10 think all there Is
10 DO Is TO throw out some feed-and
go around with a basket and gather
up the money. II is true the money
but 60 slowly, first learn how, then
proceed Handle the few chicks YOU
nave raised this year successfully
through the winter and another breed
ing season. Then if you have made
a success and get results from your
can start with more another season.
But first learn the business before
you cut loose from good position
ana launch out into an unknown sea