The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-11
BY MRS. F. F. SHORT.
Everett, Wash.

INC VI LII thAo a0S
all persons are striving to bet
ter their conditions through the medi-
um of industry. This is particularly
true of the people of our own great
Republic.
AS statistics prove the poultry busi-
ness to be one of the greatest indus
tries of the Nation, it is foregone
conclusion that there must be real
money in the raising of well-bred
poultry. Moreover, it is quite evil
dent that the average person who en-
barks upon the poultry business ex-
poets to make money out of it. Even
the fancier does not care to spend his
time and energy in perfecting his
breed. except for definite hope Of
remuneration.
The fact that so many hopes are
shattered and so many breeders and
would-be breeders fail in their at
tempt to make money, is due to a
greater or less extent, to their unfit
ness for the business.
Many breeders spend too much
money, and perhaps in the wrong
way, in the very beginning. Others
spend too little, while still others
are careless about housing, buying,
Matching, feeding or sanitation.
All these and many other factors
go to make up the causes for failure
in the poultry business.
Economy.
And yet not withstanding all these
failures many persons have made
fortunes in the poultry business and
many others are doing a nicely-pay-
ing business on smaller scale.
A lavish expenditure of money is
not necessary and is sometimes ruin
Gus. Starting right and keeping right
is the key to success in any line Of
business. Many breeders have started
with little and have gained much.
They have diligently and persistently
persued their occupation along prac-
tical lines. And they have learned to
economiZe. Inasmuch as it requires
little money to go into the business,
so 1t Is the little things that count
Care should be taken to expend
money only where the need is most
imperative. And every dollar must
so as far as possible. 1t never pays,
however, to buy cheap or unhealthy
stock. For that is not economizing,
but, rather, wasting money. A sue
cessful breeder is always willing to
pay fair price for good stock, from
a reliable breeder
Economy is absolutely necessary to
the success of breeding poultry for
profit. But to economize in the
wrong direction is most certain to
bring failure. The path leading to
success In the poultry business Is not
strewn with roses, for one must work
long and necessarily to gain the de-
sired end. Even when success Is
fairly won, the work does not end by
any means. Yet it is work of pleas
ure and profit, and no one who has
ever won success can ever quite get
over the !"chicken craze" Moreover,
those only can win success who are
naturally qualified for the business
through their love, interest or admir-
alton for beautiful, well-bred fowls.
Business Principles Needed.
To succeed in the poultry business
means the same close application Of
business principles and the same wise
expenditure of capital that are ap-
piled to any other industry.
The extent of profit from poultry
depends very largely upon egg pro-
duction, and more especially Winter
and Spring production, although it
must be admitted that the sale of
both old and young stock plays an
important part in profits for the
breeder Of high-class birds.
1t Is an established fact among
poultry men that the production of
Winter eggs depends very largely
upon the feeding Of the flock, and not
alone upon the quality nor quantity
Of the food, but also upon the method
used in feeding. No flock can do its
very best unless It is fed at regular
hours and upon a well-balanced ra-
tion.
Our feathered friends require a
variety of food and change of diet
Just the same as the human family
Only the cleanest, most nutritious
and most wholesome foods should
ever be used. The best on the mar
ket Is none too good, for it Is far
better and wiser to prevent disease
or lack OF vigor, than to try to cure 1t.
Feeding.
Another important element is clean
fresh water at all times and in a