| Show SQUABS REQUIRE 1 11 CARE HOUSES MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND BIRDS FED DAILY to make success of industry person must know there are none but working paire in loft guard against vermin ii the amount of information that baa has been published showing what wonderful profits are to be made in tho the squab busl busi hesi fiess by professional kl deal ers rs in squab brooders bro odore bas has been enor inous while much of it has been in the main correct many misleading statements bare have however been mado made statements that probably would mould cause P i business Lual nesi man to study the subject more carefully but which the aver ago person to whom this literature haa has boon bean sent has read eagerly and quoted an gospel tho the result has ban been peen that many a widow has placed white duchesse cock her bar thousand dollar life insurance Inaura in squab brooder breeders and equipment expecting at least a thousand dollars in dividends within a few months since tab tire dreater portion of this literature says they will pay for their feed from tho the start of course being properly mated As a rule tie the investment not only has bas failed to produce the dividend expected or even to pay for the feed fetid that has been eaten but also has given a considerable amount of work ork and tho stock would bo hard to change into cash at a loss of sev enty five cents on the dollar somo some advertisers claim that pigeons require little or no care this statement Is not correct not only must the houdei be kept clean but the birds must bo be fed and watered regularly twice each day to rear squabs successfully a person must know his birds mat know that there are none but working pairs palm in the loft must keep keer them free tree from vermin and be in position to notice anything irregular that may be going on in the loft this requires constant care and attention and a loft of two to hundred pairs should have at least two hours work per day besides one day a week for killing the youngsters and cleaning up in general it should not be understood from this that money cannot be made from the squab industry but it la Is doubtful if it any person can take up tho the squab industry as a business and ani pay expenses especially during the first year or two unless be he has had training or previous experience as would be required in n an othar industry to make it a success the selection of foundation st ck will determine largely their ultimate ultima de success or failure many leading breeders advise beginners to purchase guaranteed teed mated pairs or what wo me term working mates A As a rule such birds as these cannot bo be purchased for less lose than 2 a pair and it la Is often hard bard to get them at that figure some strongly advocate purchasing boung birds from six to eight weeks old and letting them fly together until they begin to mate then select selecting lag tho the mated pairs for another loft in this way working mates often can be secured much anore cheaply and the purchaser will know the ae an of bis his stock |
