Milford chronicle., 1917-04-27

The man or set Of men who would and do get thf
most out of any business in which they ehteI a.
the who utilize everything IN eonnecs,on
IT, In other words, they are those who nave aoso-
lutely no waste. u, 4
ia iust as essential in the conduct OF poultry
ei.srt fcr nroft a. in any other line Of business.
The things that are generally thrown away %
wasted in the poultry business are usuaily the
ones that produce big revenue.
The poultry business is one IN When thete ~ e
many essentials all of which must be strictly ad-
hered to il success is desired. and IN COM 1hctol
with these other important essenuala' that oWI W
| economy is bv no means the least. IL IS what
might be rightfully termed the missing link IN
the long line of essentials generally spoken OF as
necessary to succes 8. =,
he unlees one is very careful Of the expense at
taehed TO the conduct Of the plant the pronts ac-
cruinQ from the business are MADE 70 u"inols ihto
;nsjgnifrance and are even wiped out entirely. as
Il often the case. Thus many realy goou Dnsi-
ness is transposed into an Improbable one: One
can readily see from this that economy as Il per
tains to the poultry industry. may De looked upon
as the cornerstone TO success. . 80
| There are several important ways IN Which
economy may be praetieed IN the poultry Duslhsss'
bv investment in maintenance or up-keep and IN
! experiment. The last mentioned however, shoud
never be attempted By the novice Or certainty NOT
until the breeder has gained sufficient knowledge
Of the business from every possible angie to per
init him TO make experiments. Other"ise they
/ will be costly indeed -, -
| A large number of poultry raisers plunge head
long into the business Of raising chickens, sup
posedh for profit, without stopping 70 consider
| tbe earning power Of their money And as re-
suit vast sums of money are lost in the purchase
I ~ Gtork the buihing of houses and the many
other ineidentals Of the business without taking
any cognizance Of the amount being spent. Inc
result OF such methods means Simply tnlb' tnht the
money nvested is 80 great that the hens are un-
able to yield sufficient returns 70 meet ths Oohga-
tons of the investors. and thus failure tolloWs.
Where these things are true It almost invariably
folovvs that the breeders, rather poultry rails
ers lay the blame on the fowls rather than upon
ihenselves-which is both unfair to the breeder
and also 70 the chickens
Over Capitalization should be guarded against in |
the pouItFg business well as in any other line of
endeavor, and should it be allowed TO exist your !
business will surely be failure. Such action on
fha mart Of the breeder is most unfair to the birds
as they are simply unable TO produce sufficient
products to overcome or offset over-eapltahzat on
Under such conditions they cannot snow 70 the
breeder their real worth
viii it pay to make the investment! That Is the
vital question with every breeder and he should
fully determine this answer before making it.
ADDlv real business methods TO your poultry busi-
ness and there will be less failures IN poultry ven
lures and consequently less condemnation OF the
birds when they fail to produce proht against
Don't take for granted, however from the above
that you can start out in the poultry business on
nothing: such is not the case. In making a start
for the first time it is necessary to spend little
money and the profits during the first year VIII
not be very large. nor will they De encouraging
This is the natural result owing 70 the expense
entailed in getting started in the business. The
profits will be greater during the succeeding years.
provided you adopt business methods in the con
iuct of your plant
The first expense should be your greatest one
owing TO the fact that you must secure place
buildings must be erected and stock purchased.
Even this, nevertheless should be done with
view to keeping down the size Of the investment
In other words. the outlay should be small IN pro-
portion to the business
The secret Of success is a small start with
small Investment aud build up as your knowledge
IF the business is gained.
hat they should be built in such manner as to
leed rebuilding after year or two This Is false
economy. Build strong substantial houses ntt
,lain ones Don't waste your money in gothic
structure or fancy outside appearances heRs