Show favi L ITRY MAKING PROFITS RAISING SQUABS careful attention must be given to details prepared by b the gilted state states department of 0 agriculture Aurl culture squab production pro luction will return a fair profit to pers ns who are willing to give careful regular attention to the right kii d of pigeons I 1 aultry men sometimes raise squabs as a specialty but more comm omm aly as a side issue to general farming or backyard poultry raising I 1 aultry specialists of the ur cited states deportment of agri culture point out that it Is advisable to start on a small scale and ob serve mat macket let conditions details con cernin the mett od of housing selection of breeding stork stok and dinnage management of pigeons are described in farm ers bulletin r squab raisin r issued in a revise I 1 cliff n it 11 e greatest brea test difficulties that con front the beginner the bulletin ex plains are procuring good breeding ai at d finding a market for or the squabs the profits in this business have been beer batly overestimated in su plants market nabs only the average annual re above cost of fuel Is between 2 and 2 50 for each pair of breed ers to be successful at the I 1 business the squab raiser rarer must give careful attention to details and have a thor ou bugli h knowis dap of a I 1 rib i ro rhe following important points in squab raising are mentioned in the bul but etin A variety of goo I 1 1 I i illy lily hard grains including peas should be fed the tire aigen pen should be dry well and free from rats and mice and a double nest should be provided for each pair of breed ers sui sul ply fresh drinking water protected from dirt and provi ie le a sepa separate Tate pan tor for bathing the squabs ifould be marketed as s on as tl it ey are fei feathered under the wings copies ol 01 farmers bulletin F may he procured from the office of informs tion united states tates department of agriculture tn D 0 turkey business shows satisfactory increase turkey raising in the united states ha haa been regarded as a side issue and gamble but increasing know knowledge lede of parasitic itic dreises and their control Is putting tte industry on a more stable basis says A R lee poultry bus hus bandman ot of the united states depart nent ilent of agriculture there are cow more than thin 3 00 turkeys on farms in this country and they con statute 1 per cent of all poultry fhe rhe 1 29 crop ot of market turkeys in dictated a decided advance in the bus busl ness as compared with 1928 the ati fitl matel mate I 1 increase was wis about 9 per cent pullets beginning to lay need proper mash I 1 bullets ready to start their careers as laciers are ready for the teed feed of their elders at this age they need a laying mash chich contains more ani ant mal protein rhe university ot of wisconsin sug bests as a in m ish for pullets about to start laying equal parts ot of ground corn ground oats oils wheat bran stand ard nil mil I 1 ph gs and meat scraps bait Is a ad d led to the mixture at the rate of five po in Is wl en IW pounds of each of the five ingredients are used poultry hints bats when hr arst t I 1 arted make ex cellena forage for chicks 0 pullets eggs usually do not bring ns ni hib a price on the market as do to hens liens begs 0 tle er efre it Is to the ad vantage of it tie e p to brins bring the eggs up to nornal nor nal size as soon as possible grain oyster shell and water are essentials in a laying ration milk Is in excellent ex client ellent poultry feed and may be substituted substitute tor for one I 1 alf nit the meat scraps in the mash if it Is kept before the hens all he time alfilda is an ideal pasture for poul try it Is perennial and probably of fers the most n uri of all the plants yon von drw gr w 0 0 0 good I 1 har hit ks giving turkeys arc are well fed and fattened A fat turkey car ries a great leal deal t f flesh and the me meal it Is of higher quality 0 chere Is so little dille rence in the n brits of the white hocks rocks and burred barred koals hat few i aerts would venture to recon bedd one in pre preference ferenee 4 the tier tl er egg size sile can be increased quite often by feeding milk in some form if skim n ilk Is plentiful on the farm it Is advisable to mix a wet mash with n alk instead of water milk allik may also be provided ded in the drinking foun bains ri 1 ere Is nothing wl ich tell will improve the qu clity of dumn er eggs more than the ir r ducton of infertile egis this i eans tl it at it all roosters sin sir uld be ren oved noved from the breed breeding ln tl fl acks ka just as s si n ns hatching eggs are no long er needed |