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Profitable squab breeding

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Profitable squab breeding

Carl Dare

71 pages~1 hr 25 min read95 chapters$4.99
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Could a backyard loft of pigeons actually pay? Dare answers plainly, weighing the profits of squab raising, choosing the best breeds, and buying the right stock to start. A practical, dollars-and-cents guide from the height of the squab boom. Find out whether the humble pigeon can turn a spare shed into steady income.

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95 chapters

  1. 1Profitable Squab Breeding
  2. 2Des Moines, Iowa
  3. 3TABLE OF CONTENTS
  4. 4INTRODUCTORY PREFACE
  5. 5CHAPTER I
  6. 6PROFITS OF SQUAB RAISING—WILL IT PAY?
  7. 7THE PROFITS OF SQUAB RAISING
  8. 8CHAPTER II
  9. 9THE BEST BREEDS FOR SQUAB RAISING—THE KIND TO BUY
  10. 10BUYING THE STOCK
  11. 11WHAT IS MEANT BY MATED PAIRS
  12. 12CHAPTER III
  13. 13The Construction of Houses
  14. 14PIGEON HOUSE PLANS—NESTS—WATER FOUNTAINS—BATHING DISHES—KEEPING THE HOUSE IN SANITARY CONDITION
  15. 15NESTS
  16. 16NAPPIES
  17. 17NESTING MATERIAL
  18. 18WATER FOUNTAINS

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