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Show Common Sense in Poultry Raising. The other di a ifesslnnal man who for somn time lv felt tint his health icqnlred a change nf occupation and had been.ontiHiderluff pnultr keeping as a pnselhlllt, called to ask for Inform itlnn. Piivs Kami I'oultrj I'nllke the average seeker nfler poultry knowledge, be hid hut nun question tn ask It was this What are the prlnclpil reasons for fall-ures fall-ures In the poultry business? Ihe writer replied Inexperience nnd lack of capital Thinking of the qunstlon nfler the visitor lad hnim ami), It occurred to him that If th question h id been mado tn apply simply to pnultra keeping generall ln-atead ln-atead of to poultry keeping on a business state, the mo,t appropriate nnswer would llavw been Lack uf common sense, 'lheiu are fiw-evcn of those who cannot can-not successful!) keep a fuw fowls who would nol icseilt almost us an Insult the Imputation of a lack of common sense; unvelthclesa It Is trues that a very lalgo Pioportlon nf poullry kreiers nro con-stanll) con-stanll) dchigi things which Indicate an Iniftllllileiuy ilf uinimon sense as applied to poultry millers A consideration nf Just whit Is meant by common sense mui make somn of thosa who are fulling ihrou.'h link of II less ready In r(snt cur charge Common sense as de lined by Ihei ctlttlonar) Is, "I'incllcnl understand-hilt: understand-hilt: capncltl to sio and lake Mng In lluir iluhl ifghl, sound Judgmenl ' It Is nntenmnioii In Ihnlcver) one has It. in. deieil, Iho possession of 11 Judgment .that Is sound on in my mailers Is a rather uncommon attribute, but there aro degrees de-grees of common seme, and perhaps tho st eeuerally useful quality nf It Is that which nukes men extremely cautious In mailers .. which their practical knowl. "fho av rago poultry keeper-not now nro we speaking of tho business pniittr). keeper-Is pi one to fritter " '"" nd means llh all sorts, of fads and humbugs, which Iho ecielsn of Just a llltlo "Fain nractlcnl innunon sense . wnuld hive rielpe.1 him lo let alone. Ihere J an enoimous ouin I uf praeileiii) worthing matter 1'uW shinl as iiillr III. erullire. and It Is "Uhllsheil aiisr. In a AVrf ,hr.ro ".f""lla.o,u. ' i.n misleading novices, a cl iss of nulhorl-ties' nulhorl-ties' who are 11 positive detriment in ine poultry business And 'huf.'oo r ous other humbugs and JrthH hunt nigs flourlsh-for awhile Then the) ar ex IhwmI or maybe sink out of iliht JJ oultlly that Iho mu Mr) kiepers wnu wire I ileeelved by them' never idllro It. |