Squabs for profit . unt to $ andsubtracting the cost of feeding your birds which wouldbe about $ (at the above rate per week) yourprofit would amount to $ or about 70 percentfiguring in the profit on manure, etc. What better em-ployment can anyone find where the profit is so large,but no one can expect to succeed in this business (thesame as in any other) unless he i)uts his mind down toit and pays all attention possible. Every one can learnmany different things from experience, but as the fore-going pages are written from years of pratical experi-ence, by so following, succ
Squabs for profit . unt to $ andsubtracting the cost of feeding your birds which wouldbe about $ (at the above rate per week) yourprofit would amount to $ or about 70 percentfiguring in the profit on manure, etc. What better em-ployment can anyone find where the profit is so large,but no one can expect to succeed in this business (thesame as in any other) unless he i)uts his mind down toit and pays all attention possible. Every one can learnmany different things from experience, but as the fore-going pages are written from years of pratical experi-ence, by so following, success is found to reign following pages on the Diseases of the Pigeon Avillbe found valuable to every breeder, and the prescriptionsgiven therein for the various ailments are altogetherharmless and have been used by the author with thevery best results. Above all do not place too muchconfidence in advertised nostrums, as many of the pro-prietors have never had any experience whatever inthe pigeon DISEASES. IT is hardly necessary for the aullior to enter into de-tail with every disease to which the pigeon familymay fail heir, but I will treat only upon the mostcommon and dangerous diseases with which the squabraiser must contend. A few hints as to the care andfeeding of sick birds might also be beneficial. Any-one can readily notice when a bird is not well, they areapparently lazy, droopy, generally off their feed, and inother words all out of sorts, but to know the true na-ture of the disease and to have the proper remedies athand is one reason I treat on the diseases for it takesan important part in this business. When birds are illthe selection of proper food is of main importance,hemp, canary seed or wheat in the right proportionsshould be placed before it, to tempt it to eat althoughin most diseases owing to a fever they prefer such use oat meal water i. e. water in whichseveral handfuls of the meal has been soaked. Keepthose sick in a s
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