Evening star., 1915-11-21

Kelly does all the work himself 1t is
a big job, but as everything is system
atiZed, all duties are attended to regu-
1arly, and as regularity in all things Is
his motto. everything moves smoothly
His income runs to a clear profit OF
over 81 per head.
Sells Hotel to Raise Poultry.
Anton Piez was hotel keeper, While
he was successful in his business he
longed for outdoor work. Like Mr.
Kelly he began studying the poultry
question. If others succeeded, why not
he? The hotel was sold and the poul-
try plant started.
Mr.. Piez had the capital to begin IN
a large way, but he read of the fall-
ures of many that started on an eXten-
sive scale and it was warning to
him. Today his flock is composed OF
about 500 breeding and laying birds
Every hen is trapnested, and each year
he retains and breeds from only the
cream of the flock.
$500 Per Day From 1000 Hens.
Thomas w. Ware gave up his business
in the city on account of his wife's
health. She had been an invalid for
years. After they boarded in the town
for a year or two, and Mrs. ware
showed great improvement IN health,
Mr.. Ware purchased home with four
and ne-half acres of land.
He bought few fowls, and the work
attending to them, and also the culti-
walton of a small garden, occupied
both his mind and body. Gradually the
poultry part increased, until today ne
has one of the largest intensive poul-
try farms in this section of the coun-
try. One thousand head of stock is
quartered. and Mr.. Wares books show
that he has reached an income, clear,
of about s5 per day.
Big Profits and Better Health.
John E. Gerhart conducted a cigar
store in Philadelphia for over twenty
six years Standing behind a counter
for an average of fifteen hours a day.
and that. too, in room more or less
laden with smoke, broke down his
health, and the doctor ordered that he
give up city life and get out into the
country.
This happened eight or nine years
ago, and in that period he has estab-
lished the most intensive poultry plant
than that realized behind the counter
of his cigar store. The better hours,
more congenial work. purer air and
physical exertion not only cured his
attacks of nerves" but restored his
lost appetite and gave him peaceful
tween 500 and 900 layers, and his books
show an annual profit of $1,000.
All the above are one-man plants.
The only help these men have is what
assistance their wives give them, such
as helping to care for the chicks or as
sisting in asserting and packing the
eggs for shipment. ~
Start Small-Grow Gradually.
Not all succeed. because not all peo-
pie are adapted to the work. The boy
that loves to play with tools is very
apt to lean toward mechanics; the boy
who is a lover of books and spends
much of his time in reading and study,
is drifting on to a profession. and the
boy who loves poultry, delights in their
care and wants to spend his time with
them, is destined to be a poultryman.
Begin small that you may test your
adaptability. This will tell you correct
ly if it is advisable to increase the size
of your plant. 1t is never advisable to
start in a big way. unless you have had
years of experience. More failures are
due to this than to any other cause. T.
There must be- capital to make the
start and there must be capital to
work with. Without money nothing can
be accomplished. The poultry business
Is not unlike any other business in re-
spect to capital. There have been many
failures largely due to lack of money.
When men must go into debt they step
upon dangerous ground. Be frugal, keep
down the expenses. and pay as you go.