The national standard squab book . of dry old hemlock used them and one pair inade their nest wholly of them. Another of our friends states that he has solved the nesting materialproposition, as far as his own squab raising is concerned (pleasure and hobby).Instead of providing the birds any tobacco stems, or other nesting material,fie does not give them anything, except to fill their nappies (or the littletwo-inch deep by 15-inch square boxes that he has for them to build in)with sawdust, or fine shavings from the local saw mill. The birds do wellin them, and when he takes out a pai
The national standard squab book . of dry old hemlock used them and one pair inade their nest wholly of them. Another of our friends states that he has solved the nesting materialproposition, as far as his own squab raising is concerned (pleasure and hobby).Instead of providing the birds any tobacco stems, or other nesting material,fie does not give them anything, except to fill their nappies (or the littletwo-inch deep by 15-inch square boxes that he has for them to build in)with sawdust, or fine shavings from the local saw mill. The birds do wellin them, and when he takes out a pair of sc[uabs for the nippers, he emptiesout the sawdust, which nearly cleans the nappies and what does remainis very easily removed with trowel and brush. He then refills them withfresh sawdust or fine shavings, and they are ready for use again. He hasfound this very successful. New birds have to get used to the change but itdoes not take them long to take to it. Young birds of course, raised inthem, do not know anvthin<T PI>YMOUTH ROCK EXT1{A HOMER FEMALE 252 APPENDIX F 253 CLAMORING FOR SQUABS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The squab market in the Northwest corner of the United States at thiswriting (1909) continues to be wonderfully strong. Our attention is calledto this from time to tiine by correspondents in the State of there is no limit to the demand there, as in the other greatStates. We were surprised in September, lUOS, to receive the followingletter from the president of a hotel conipany in Seattle, proprietors of oneof the best hotels west of the Mississippi river: Kindly send me a half dozen of your pamphlets, covering the growing of squabs. 1 wishto send these to the small towns contiguous to Seattle—that is to the Chamber of Commerceof each town, to be directed to the right parties who w<mld want to engage in this a number have expressed their desire to do so. We are anxious to receive nice squabsand will pay a
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