The western poultry guide . rth heeding. Whenassigning the subjects, we emphatically requestedthat only conservative statements be given. The last thougnt we desire to leave with you isthis: If you are now making a success in the poultrybusiness, do not be too anxious to try out new F. WILLIAMS, Editor. Published by Northwest Poultry Journal Publishing , Oregon CHAPTER I IN THE BEGINNING By Charles McAlister, Seattle, Washingtcr. OST people have anidea that poultryculture is a simplematter, an occupa-tion that requiresno particular preparation, andone that affords much pleasur
The western poultry guide . rth heeding. Whenassigning the subjects, we emphatically requestedthat only conservative statements be given. The last thougnt we desire to leave with you isthis: If you are now making a success in the poultrybusiness, do not be too anxious to try out new F. WILLIAMS, Editor. Published by Northwest Poultry Journal Publishing , Oregon CHAPTER I IN THE BEGINNING By Charles McAlister, Seattle, Washingtcr. OST people have anidea that poultryculture is a simplematter, an occupa-tion that requiresno particular preparation, andone that affords much pleasureand profit with very littlework, care and attention. Itwill be our earnest endeavor todispel this idea of the poultrybusiness, in this chapter, bypresenting the facts with rela-tion to poultry culture, as theyare and as they exist today,that the beginner who mayperchance read the pages ofthis book, may not be misledby what he may read, but onthe contrary, when he shallhave absorbed what is hereinwritten, he may have a more. Charles McAlister correct idea of what poultryculture really is; a more extended conception of what is required tOequip him with the knowledge and experience that is so essential toiinsure final success. A general knowledge of the fundamental principles of poultryculture may be acquired by study of the methods of others, and byreading treatise upon the subject. Experience cannot be so acquired,and only comes by a gradual mastery of the art of poultry culture bycareful and studious application as we go along. There are two elements that enter largely into the successfulculture of poultry. An aptitude for the occupation. In other words,a love for the feathered tribe. Especial training, that can be acquiredonly by association with the business in a manner that its smallest 6 The Western Poultry Guide detail is observed and understood. The first can never be acquired,and without the first, the second becomes a task that is difficult tomaster. These facts are al
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