. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. 188 PROFITABLE PIGEON BREEDtlSrd breast and some claim that the breasts of these birds contain more flesh than that section of any other breed of pigeons. This fact alone would make them an ideal squab bird for in rearing and marketing squabs we all should work for the max- imum of breast meat, the consumer always being desirous of securing this. They are splendid breeders and excellent feeders, producing an average of eight pairs of squabs pe
. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. 188 PROFITABLE PIGEON BREEDtlSrd breast and some claim that the breasts of these birds contain more flesh than that section of any other breed of pigeons. This fact alone would make them an ideal squab bird for in rearing and marketing squabs we all should work for the max- imum of breast meat, the consumer always being desirous of securing this. They are splendid breeders and excellent feeders, producing an average of eight pairs of squabs per year and ttiese squabs arc invariably pound birds of clean white meat. The Maltese is bred principally today for exhibition and we SCO some beautiful specimens at our leading shows. They. SOME DANDT MALTESE Photo froni A. F. Whelan & Son, Kansas City, Mo. are just an ideal bird for this purpose and the breed has several men behind it who arc maliing great strides witli their birds. We find the Maltese in the following varieties: White, Black, Red, Yellow, Blue and Silver. The head of the Maltese is a long one, is carried high and is nicely curved from the forehead to the back skull. The cheek bones are flat and what is desired by the standard for this sec- tion seems to be an appearance of a goose head. The liead on this bird is very gracefully carried and is nicely proportioned. Flatness in the curvature from the forehead to the back skull is considered a bad defect and should be guarded against. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hazard, F. Arthur. Warrenton, Mo. , American Pigeon Journal Company
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