The Corning Egg Farm book, by Corning himselfCorning, Edward
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The Corning Egg Farm book, by Corning himself
Corning, Edward
Eggs -- Production; Poultry
Years of careful thought and study, and the expenditure of much time
and many thousands of dollars in developing the Corning Method have
eliminated all necessity for experimental expenditure. The building
up of an Egg Farm is within the reach of any man who will follow the
Corning plan herein described faithfully and persistently.
The man or woman who determines to pursue some branch of the poultry
industry must first decide what particular branch.
Shall it be to raise poultry for market?
If so, what? Squab Broilers? Soft Roasters? Or Capons?
Perhaps all of these.
Some utility line is the best to start with.
Fresh, sanitary eggs are a necessity and command the highest price in
the market, daily, for spot cash, just as readily as stocks and bonds
command a daily cash value in any financial market. There can be no
better proof of the truth of this than the success of The Corning Egg
Farm.
[Illustration:
PULLET RANGE & COLONY HOUSES
EACH HOUSE 6′ × 10′ BUILT ON SKIDS MOVABLE]
In whatever line a beginner decides to start he needs to go straight
down that line without deviation, taking as his motto, “This one thing
I do.” In the fullness of time, having established a reputation for the
quality of his eggs and birds, the demand for his eggs for hatching
purposes and for his birds as foundation stock for other people, will
naturally come to him, and it is very profitable.
One certain fact should be settled in the understanding of every
beginner, to wit: it is not possible to invest from five hundred to
five thousand dollars in the Poultry Industry and double your money
in the first year, or even to earn 50% on the investment. Neither is
it possible with $300.00 to build a Laying House with a capacity for
five hundred birds, if the house is properly built for warmth and meets
sanitary conditions.
Housing for hens must be free from dampness. Concrete absorbs dampness,
therefore, avoid it.
Any person starting in the poultry industry for profit, and, intending
to follow it for a livelihood should begin in a small way, realizing
that, like any other business venture, it must be built up and grow
from year to year, and that, certainly for the first year, no money can
be drawn out for living expenses.
These statements are made clearly and emphatically because quite the
contrary has been given out as a fact. Such reckless representations,
because untrue, are misleading and injurious to both those engaged in
the poultry industry and also to those who contemplate entering it, and
should be branded as false, and the authors of such statements should
be prohibited from using the United States Mails.
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