. Practical poultry production . Poultry. in carrying messages from the Front where other means of communication failed. The Homer is a good breeder; but, ow- ing to its small size, is not as profitable as a squab - producing varie- ty. It comes in a variety of colors, including blue, black, silver and a mix- ture of these colors. Maltese. Maltese pigeons at one time were bred quite extensively for squab purposes, but Figure 247.—white King. the standard requirements call for long legs and long necks. Breeders find, therefore, that they are not as profitable for squab breeding as the White Kin
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. in carrying messages from the Front where other means of communication failed. The Homer is a good breeder; but, ow- ing to its small size, is not as profitable as a squab - producing varie- ty. It comes in a variety of colors, including blue, black, silver and a mix- ture of these colors. Maltese. Maltese pigeons at one time were bred quite extensively for squab purposes, but Figure 247.—white King. the standard requirements call for long legs and long necks. Breeders find, therefore, that they are not as profitable for squab breeding as the White Kings and Carneaux. Mondaines. The Mondaine pigeon is one of the later creations. It is smaller than the Runts, but larger than Kings or Carneaux. They have a rather long, slender body, but some breeders claim that they are good squab pro- ducers. They come in white and blue barred. Their standard weights are: Old cocks 27 ozs., old hens 24 ozs., young cocks 24 ozs., young hens 22 ozs. Hungarians. Hun- garians are a species of the hen pigeon family. Figure 248 -White Runt. They are very sinfilar to. 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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