American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . cities of America, as well as in the villagesand country, but not on as large a scale unless a place is pro-vided in the suburbs. A small backyard is sufficient space toaccommodate quite a number of squab breeders. It only takes a ground space of 8x24 feet to comfortably houseand care for 30 to 40 pairs of squab breeders. This much space WHT RAISE SQUABS? 17 can easily be squeezed out oi almost any city lot without interfer-ing ^*the ordinary use ot the lot. Any hous
American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . cities of America, as well as in the villagesand country, but not on as large a scale unless a place is pro-vided in the suburbs. A small backyard is sufficient space toaccommodate quite a number of squab breeders. It only takes a ground space of 8x24 feet to comfortably houseand care for 30 to 40 pairs of squab breeders. This much space WHT RAISE SQUABS? 17 can easily be squeezed out oi almost any city lot without interfer-ing ^*the ordinary use ot the lot. Any housewife or a boyof tiie family can, with an hour or two of f^^^^^^^f^ day,devoted to the industry, care for 40 to 80 pairs of breeders^ wito-out neglecting other duties and, in fact, ^^ P^tirv hatgreatly benetoed by the outdoor exercise and diversity thatwould come through such a pursuit. There is always a local market that can be supplied with afew squabs, including hotels, restaurants, hospitals, or a privatetrade which will more than consume the squab output of asmall plant without much effort on the part of the owner. At. FOUR UNIT SQUAB HOUSE AND FLY PEN FRAME COMPLETEFOUR UWll »W^^^^ ^^^ COVERING WITH WIRE the nresent high cost of all meats, it would be profitable for al-most any amify to raise as many squabs as they could consume;rallcases inaddition thereto, enough squabs can be sold omore than buy the feed and defray other expenses so that it isTsy possible for a family to reduce ^-r meat bill mat naUybv keeping a few squabs in their own back yard. Almost anymechanic or laborer, clerk, business or P«f ^^^^^l ^=;:^Tare enough time daily to personally take care of 50 to 1(X)pMrs of squab breeders, which will not only prove profitable,but furnish recreation as well. 18 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE In the winter, when the days are short, a trustworthy neighborboy can generally be found who can be employed for a smallsum to feed and water the breeders provided the owuer leaveshom
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