The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-01
WOMEN EXCEL MEN
AS POULTRY RAISERS

Women are better fitted by nature
than men for poultry management
being naturally endowed with a gen.
tier disposition, more tender hearted,
and painstaking. together with
that priceless virtue peculiar to
themselves, motherly instinct, they
possess far better qualifications than
men. for successful poultry manage
ment Women possess more patience
than men. They take more time, and
pay more attention to the numerous
small details which are SO essential
to the successful management of the
fowls. They are more sOlicitous of
the needs OF the fowls, especially
the small chicks. and ii seems a
pleasant task to them to administer
TO the wants OF their charge. If a
week chick utters note of distress,
or srOwnup an cutlery of alarm.
women more sensitive ears are more
apt TO catch the sound and their
faithful natures are ever ready to
respond.
Women usually have more time
10 study the business than men, and.
consequently, are better posted on
poultry lore They are more observ-
ing and progressive. and are quicker
to conceive new ideas. and put them
into practice than the sterner sex.
A woman's sense of pride and de-
sire for self accomplishment is very
acute. and she delights in explain
ing to her friends how splendidly she
is getting along with her venture.
She has splendid ideas of her own.
and is not SO easily out -classed by
her competitors in any line she pro-
fesses to make a specially. Much
time is spent by her in devising ways
by which she may increase the egg
yield of her flock and thus enhance
the profits, and advance her reputa-
tion as a worthy success as well. Am
bition prompts her 70 surpass her
roighbors in the number of eggs laid
10y her flock per capita. Consequent
~. no stone is permitted to lie un-
disturbed while seeking this coveted
place,
In managing chickens, the gcntler
sex nave proven themselves far su-
perior 10 men. II a chicken becomes
too smart for It's brecchcs, and tries
&c have It's own way about il. whc,h-
or no, the first thing man thinks
cl IS ! stick to whack il over the
head. While womcn's gcntlcr dispo-
Sitlon enables them 10 handle il in a
more sensible way Whore women
have charge of the feeding. the food
il far more likely 10 be sweet and
clean. and the watering vessels are
locked after more carefully than If
Entrusted TO men. All noXious pests
are kept relegatcd 10 the back
ground. and each detail looked after
punctiliously. and the result is the
chickens grow like weeds in midsum.
mer
Women are heater in their work
than men. When preparing eggs for
market her sense of ncatneSs prompts
her 10 take every care necessary 10
present a first-class article 10 her
customers. In selecting eggs 10 sell
Tor Matching purposes. and fowls for
her customers. women arc not 30
EASILY ou'-classed as one might sup
pose. All soilod eggs are promptly
rejected. and all fowls which do no,
present, a pleasing appearance and
represent full value are cast aside.
Women are rapidly coming 10 the
front in MANY limos OF industry, and
no vocation has been blessed with
larger per cent of their welcome
presence than poultry culture As "f-
ficient writers upon poultry topics
they rank equally successful with
men and there are hut few poultry
journals of this day and time that
do not contain splendid contributions
from their pens.
Farmers and poultry raiscis n
general owe debt of gra'i'udc 20
their mothers. their wives ard
daughters which would be exceed, -
lv difficult TO repay. In times past.
men generally condemn the -
naceous tribes as being rather a nl-
sance. and an expensive luxury imt
faithful woman, with her kcon r
eel tion of biddie's worth, ana al
strong desire to prove herself
tanning. held her own. in he on
meek way, and her fidelity 70 20
cause, together with the wisdoH #
her contention, has proven b".o-d
all doubt that the poultry busi, :.
when conducted along sane linz is