Milford chronicle., 1916-04-28

"A stitch in time saves nine, is al
old but nevertheless true saying. 1t
however, only another way Of saying
practice economy. Economy is the key
note of all successful businesses, and NJ
matter how great the profit, how large
the supply nor how great the demand
for its product, no business will be q
success if allowed to run itself or ruT
on a haphazard, happy -go-lucky sort Of
plan.
1t is true that there are many essen
tials vitally important to the making OF
a successful poultry industry, but even
| if these are well taken care of, it is also
| important to look after the economic
end in order that you might get out Of
/ the business all there is in it.
There are many persons who aim to
attain success in the poultry business,
and many writers who will endeRvor to
| lay down certain necessary rules TO fol-
low by which it might be accomplished,
vet who never include economy in their
plan. With such plans there is some
thing missing in the chain Of success.
This missing link, as it were, is known
as economy, and without this link to
complete your chain, your success will
not be perfect
Every building, whether great or
small, has its particular cornerstone
around which the building is erected,
and economy to my mind is the corner
stone of the poultry business; on it
largely depends Just what kind of a
business you will build.
Economy should be practiced in every
phase of the poultry business, but not
to the extent where you will become
stingy. By economy is not meant to be
'hOggish" or dishonest. Don't try to
practice economy by duping or cheating
your customers with an inferior article.
Likewise, it is not meant that in the
practice of economy you should fail to
provide sufficient quantity or an inferior
food for your birds-because this would
be false economy, which is very much
to be decried.
1t can, however, be practiced in sew
eral ways. Many persons plunge head
long into the poultry raising game with
out considering the earning power of
their money, and thus sink large sums
into the purchase of stock, the building
of houses and other incidentals, never
stopping to realize how much they are
spending until they are swamped for
the lack of working funds. Thus the
business becomes a failure from the
very start and it is condemned as one of
no profit
No business was ever a success with !
out a working capital, and the poultry (
is no exception to the general |
rule. One needs, and must have, !
capital in order to make it a
go. A man who thus wastes his money
in launching a business puts the hens up
against the proposition of caring for the
the interest on it, and the
of profit from the offset. This
he hen is unable to do. T.
The amount thus invested is so large
hat the hens are unable to carry the
DAD, and for that reason they are
branded as Improbable. Over capitali-
.ation never did any business any good
md it will not do the poultry industry
my good. The fault lays with the
breeder and not the chicken. Give
hem a chance and they will prove their
worth.
Look well before you leap is a good
Principle to follow before making in {
estments in the poultry business. Ask
ourself the question "Will it pay ?" If I
ou think so after careful consideration,
hen make it; otherwise, don't. Look I
t every investment from the stand T
oint of business before spending money.
OF course, in making your first start
/ the business of raising poultry it is !
bsolutely necessary to spend some S
honey, and for the first year, the mar {
in of profit will be somewhat handi- 4
apped and naturally lower than that of g
lcceeding years. This is due to the t
act that you are required to secure q b
lace, erect houses and purchase stock. t
ut the start should be made small and Il
1ly sufficient money spent to give you t
le foundation for your future stock. G
Don't start with a pen of birds and &
lild house sufficiently large in size to
ire for a hundred birds. Build plain,
reap houses and only sufficiently large
properly house your first year, s rails
g.
As the flock increases in size, and the y
turns are propOrtionately large, add q
your buildings to accommodate the
,trs birds, thus distributing the share
the expense on each member of the
'ck. You will find that each hen will $
" for her keep, and in addition, net y
u a fair profit. =
The biggest mistake of the average q
an who makes failure of the poultry Ct
siness is his waste of money in start
g into business. By practicing econ
~ in the construction OF our houses / bC
not advocate that houses be con- kC
,ucted too cheaply. as this will only re
cessitate their being reconstructed in
thin a year or two at the outside, but he
len building it is wise to avoid any ne
ng that tends toward the fancy or tn
.turesque. Stick to plain, substantial
lldings built for your convenience and
: hens comfort. Such buildings may -;
added to from time to time as re- vi
red.
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