. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. COMMON PIGEONS 229 Some believe in the grade proposition—that is tliey cross pure bred cocks with mongrel hens and vice versa. This will do some good at least—it always does as may be seen in grade cattle and grade poultry yet the writer could never see tlie logic of it at all. My reason for this statement is that at best this is not a half blood proposition because there is always, almost without exception, the blood of the third breed in the
. Profitable pigeon breeding; a practical manual explaining how to breed pigeons successfully,--whether as a hobby or as an exclusive business. Pigeons. COMMON PIGEONS 229 Some believe in the grade proposition—that is tliey cross pure bred cocks with mongrel hens and vice versa. This will do some good at least—it always does as may be seen in grade cattle and grade poultry yet the writer could never see tlie logic of it at all. My reason for this statement is that at best this is not a half blood proposition because there is always, almost without exception, the blood of the third breed in the offspring and it is therefore a mongrel. Why waste full bred blood lines in mixing stock because the results obtained are never as satis- " r-'(«jr*^-T*"'"' fv''. WEEK OLD HOMER SQUABS. 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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