. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Poultry Problems and Profits. 405 The beginner will soon find that he cannot follow all the sug- gestions of the theoretical poultry fancier. He may also find that set rules are not always a sufficient guide—that there are some things learned only by experience. Some, by following fads too far, have met with failure. There is danger that in breeding for unusual excellence in some one particular, other and more import- ant points may be neglected. The following paragraphs a
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Poultry Problems and Profits. 405 The beginner will soon find that he cannot follow all the sug- gestions of the theoretical poultry fancier. He may also find that set rules are not always a sufficient guide—that there are some things learned only by experience. Some, by following fads too far, have met with failure. There is danger that in breeding for unusual excellence in some one particular, other and more import- ant points may be neglected. The following paragraphs are contributed by some experienced poultry raisers in CHICKENS ON A MISSOURI FARM. *'The way to start in the business is to build one good poultry house with a scratching shed attached, and two small colony houses, 6 by 10 feet. These should be light so as to be easily moved. With these in good shape, poultry raising is a pleasure, and no stock on the farm will bring in more cash. There will be no store bills to pay when the wheat or stock is sold, and cash will be coming in every week in the year. Then when the large, glossy thorough- bred turkeys are sold a nice piece of furniture or a fine carpet may. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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