American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . ondition can never be attained. Each successfuland enthusiastic breeder will raise the standard of perfectionand his ideal as he advances. A perfect squab plant suppliedwith a perfect stock of birds that will produce a maximum num-ber of perfect squabs yearly, therefore, can never be realized,but we can and should at all times strive for a higher grade of PIGEONS FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES 173 perfection, even though we might at different periods surpassideals that we p
American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . ondition can never be attained. Each successfuland enthusiastic breeder will raise the standard of perfectionand his ideal as he advances. A perfect squab plant suppliedwith a perfect stock of birds that will produce a maximum num-ber of perfect squabs yearly, therefore, can never be realized,but we can and should at all times strive for a higher grade of PIGEONS FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES 173 perfection, even though we might at different periods surpassideals that we previously hoped to attain. The improvementand perfection of a strain of s(|uah prochicers can only bebrought about gradually; it is not practical to undertake toorapid advancement, so care should be taken not to i)lace ourideals too far ahead of present conditions. It is necessary, how-ever, to fix a standard of perfection to work to, and then do onlythose things that will tend to bring the desired results. In order to make money raising squabs, a necessary muiibernuist be produced annually from eacli pair of breeders. The. PRIZE CARXEAU 174 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE squabs must be of good average size, of a grade that will satisfythe buyer, and the amount of expense for feed and other neces-sities must be in keeping with the production. Then we mustdecide on certain points of improvement, such as light meatedsquabs, large breasted, well-matured and fat squabs at the properselling age, and a uniformity in these qualities. To attain sucha condition and results, we should improve the standard of ourbreeding stock, by first learning the size and shape and typesold birds should possess, and then by eliminating fjom ourbreeding stock the poorest type birds, and those that are fartherfrom the desired standard. A flock of breeders can be improved mateiially, and bred uptoward a standard by the method of elimination. To do this,as previously stated, one must have a fair knowledge
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