Don’ts
Don’t plant varieties of fruits that are ill adapted to climatic conditions.
Don’t overlook the necessity of preparing for insect attacks in advance of appearance.
Don’t establish bee colonies without making sure that proper care of them can be taken.
Don’t try to practice horticulture or bee husbandry without frequently obtaining expert advice.
Chapter IX
POULTRY AS A SOURCE OF INCOME
The majority of the owners of small farm properties are interested in the possibilities of poultry keeping as a means of adding to the family income. Efforts in this direction are logical from a number of angles. For example, the keeping of poultry appeals to them as an interesting line of work for the sake of the activity itself. Furthermore, the cost of housing a comparatively large number of laying hens is not expensive, as compared with the investment required in other agricultural enterprises. Again, there is a ready market for the eggs and for the poultry in the neighborhood where the enterprise is carried on. No doubt, too, the more or less fabulous stories of easy profits have stimulated a desire to get into this business and to make it a rather important source of income. Again, there is the thought that the work involved in feeding and caring for the flock can be carried on by another member of the family when the owner or principal bread-winner is engaged in some other activity temporarily.