Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-03
THE POULTRY YARD
- &c., -
BUYER VS.. SELLER
BY ed WEBER

y II: we would listen to some people
theYy would have Us believe that all
p9ultrymen are, dishonest, This. I am
glad. to- say, tS far from the truth. In
fact, I. believe there, are very few poul-
trymen who want to be deliberately dis
honest. There are a few / will admit.
but they are scarce and / want to say
that there are thousands Of honest
men and women, in the poultry busi-
naas-men and wonencwho want to do
what Is right with their fellowmen.. It
we are right with ourselves 1t will not
be hard for US to be right, with our
neighbors and fellowmen.
Show me a. man who tries to be hon.
est in his dealing and has the welfare
Of others at heart and I will show you
a man who Is doing all he can to make
others happy and a man that loves his
.neighbors and friends and, T might
add, his enemies.
4 On the other hand show me a man
that is continually fighting with his
neighbors and I VIM show you a man
who doesn't care whether he pleases
you or not. It Is the same way In the
poultry business. II a man wants to do
what Is right he will not be fighting
with his customers all the time.
Now Selling Eggs for Setting.
Many thousands. yes, millions Of eggs
for Matching will be sold this month and
next. Many buyers will be more than
pleased with results and many will be
very much disappointed. When a man
gets beat it is most generally his own
fault. This is not always true but very
often It is the case. Don't think that
every one you deal with is going to
try and Skin" you. We know some
people are always so, afraid of getting
beat and as a rule these are the very
ones that do get beat.
I feel sorry for the man who thinks
everyone is dishonest but himself I
would hate to have such a poor opinion
Of my friends and neighbors. Now,
when a buyer. purchases a setting of
eggs from q breeder he Is very apt to
EXPECT too much.
Sometimes. I think customers expect
eggs to hatch better when they have
been shipped hundred. or perhaps, a
thousand miles. than they would expect
eggs to hatch that were not shipped at
all. It seems to be human nature to
expect too much. but we should not be
3.
One Pair Pays Cost.
Z Don't expect the earth. II you raise
a good pair of fowls from setting of
eggs you have your pair at very rea-
sonable price. If half Of the eggs hatch
after being shipped q long distance you
have no reason to kick. have known
nearly every egg to hatch after. they
were shipped great distance and such
cases are numerous. NJ
II. for any reason, you fail to get a
fair hatch you should make sure that
it Ii not your fault before you complain
to the breeder. Al Very often breeders
are roasted" about poor matches that
are not their fault at all. II your hen
does not set we'll you must remember
that this 10 no fault Of the breeders
and you are not doing what is right
by asking him to make good In such a
case. =, s
A Don't get high strung and write the
breeder an insulting letter. This is of
ten done. but nothing Is ever gained by
It. If you want q square deal yourself
you should be willing to act square
with others and the man or woman that
writes an insulting letter Is not doing
what 10 square.
Don't Expect Too Much.
q II you have reason to complain and
feel that you must do 90 Just sit down
ana write the breeder real nice let
ter, telling him In q decent way that
the hatch was failure. II he Is half
square he viii be glad to. make good
ana willing to send YOU another set
ting at half price; OF probably send
you rood eggs: for the infertile, ones, IL
you'1f return than " Afn.
Il Ii hardly fair fb expect q breeder
to send YOU ahottler sxtting free unless
Ne has some YaN Of knowing that the
eggs YOU received were 4nfeftile. YOU
must semeinban that there, are dishonest
buyers occasionally assssell q . black