Show pa W ait 00 CAUSES OF FAILURE IN CHICKEN GAME tle the poultry business Is developing fast out dut a great many people are losing money with poultry there are mas reasons for everything says D H hall extension poultry husbandman nt at clemson college who points out f four our of the main causes ot of fail failure are in alof the chicken game the first cause of failure in raising poultry Is starting off on too large a scale there are many things for a beginner to learn about the poultry business lie should start on a small scale and gradually grow into the poultry game until lie knows every angle of it ue ile should go slowly a at I 1 first and then increase ills his business by degrees the second reason why people are not making money in the poultry business Is the purchasing of poor 8 took stock for breeding and laying purposes because tome some people have pure bred poultry does not mean that they always have the very best the man that goes into the poultry business should start out with the best stock possible the third cause of poor results in rals raising ing poultry Is the lack of proper equipment A great many people will try to raise chickens when they the equipment to raise them equipment is just as necessary to have as the poultry itself the equipment does not have to be expensive but you should have the necessary things to make the handling 9 of poultry easy for instance a large mash hopper to hold plenty of mash a larga water fountain so that water can be kept before the poultry at all times and a good poultry house that Is a arranged conveniently the fourth thing that causes failure li la the lack of care and attention it you do not loe ione poultry and if you are not willing to give it your time and attention you cannot expect very much out of it you must like the business and be willing to spend 14 hours each day in caring tor for the poultry it if you expect to make a success of it |