BUYING IN

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 15

BUYING IN

. Another jjietlibd:' of. starting is that of liu^i'ng.aiv establishes £di;inj:!and,if suitable'arrangements can bis m^de with fch's'. previ6ii§ '" owner;to 'take roypr'.'.on a shar6 - tfiusiST' tKiSvis to. 'be¥ commended, InMother?*o*fy» /tlie<;new:; oSyripi; l 'fakes'. bycrt'a^■: (V-« wo;rkii}g\partner/; receiving a'share in!the"■farm'lhsteAd^f, wages.; -:; Of teh>an abandoned; poultry; if arm can be purchased cheaplyyand provided that it lias nor been stocked for at least two years 'the^e'farms are usually good buying, even if 'th" Mta and buildings aro not considei^d lAeal. Tiy to find out1 y\hy the'farm was left, and do 'not make tho same Inistalee aa the previous owner. under no Consideration should a heavily stocked poultry farm be purchased since the ground is almost certain to be thickly infested with disease germs and great difficulty will result iji^ the rearing of young stock. Poultry faiming is a real job of work, requiring 'plenty of experience, business ability, patience, and a genuine interest in the birds themselves, who start off without this natural liking for the work will soon giVe up in despair, i Do not be misled by attractive literature from overseas. In s<imo countries poultry keeping can bo made very profitable indeed, but since we havp adopted a protective tariff for wheatgrowing, then those industries which use wheat for stock feeding must suffer. Today we are paying over 5s per bushel for fowl wheat, with other grains equally high in price, whilst our Australian co workers can purchase their supplies at almost half this price and yet obtain better prices for their eggs. No person"should start a,large poultry farm unless he can earn a good wage as a poultry assistant, or else bo prepared to risk losing his whole capv tal investment. s , ?