Show experience OF THOSE WHO R yz 0 L k 0 am I 1 to cardneaux carneaux C Carn eaux and if runt rent cross cro pigeons prepared erld by the united states Ds department aar of agriculture in order to secure the benefit of tho the pr practical e I 1 experience experienc e ot of those these who raise be for profit both on a large cafa and in small lot lota the th poultry investigations branch of the united states department ot of agriculture ad dressed a list of question Ques tlona to a large number of breeders bleeders bre eders the tha pigeon breeders bleeders bre eders showed a good spirit of cooperation and 22 breeders bleeders bre eders who keep from to 2200 2 pigeons and ft a large number of those thosa who keep less than pigeons answered the questions the following summary of the replies is 1 taken t k from farmers bulletin no armi squab raising sing the large breed bleeders breeders bre eders ra reported keeping Carne t the h a homer and cardneaux carneaux Carn eaux aur varieties almost exclusively tor for squab raising with fill a comparatively small number of the dragon maltese hen and white king mentioned all except one no breed or er kept their pigeons pigeon confined th the birds were mere mated at from rive to seven oven months month old the average amill omill mating 9 age being 6 5 7 ron months the wheat corn corn canada peas millet and hemp were the grains most commonly fed while a number dumber of other 1 h ar grains including peanuts peanut fl grass se seed ed oats cats buckwheat sunflower seed aeed tire egyptian corn couleas COB peas and milo maize ize were also used about one half of ortho the bleeders breeders bre ders eders reported the use of some kind k ind of green feed including a wide range of such euch material the th a use of runs rock salt was we reported by one half b if of the bleeders breeders bre edera eders loose table salt all by one fourth sol and table salt baked into a hard bard lump by the rest about 16 per cent used some lome extra reed feed such as millet or hemp seed during the molt ing period while several who did not use nse any special feed tor for assisting the a 4 I 1 sent carols molt supplied these grains an fn I 1 it their t hel r reg g ular alar rations one thid thi d used hoppers 1 in feeding the pigeons pigeon about supplied toba tobacco stems as the entire or OP for part ot of the nesting material and ad its chiv hiv and straw were commonly used while others used plus pine needles cut beavines pe pea avines vines and alfalfa stems atoms one halt half reported 1 tree ree do dom from all diseases disease and about one a fourth gave canker as a common cause of at sickness the average annual profit per pair of breeders bleeders bre eders varied from 32 conta cant to 3 and averaged 1 52 the feed cost from 95 cents to 3 2 with an average ot of tl 32 all sold squabs squats tor for market th R average emis price tor for the year received per dozen squats squabs varied from 2 to fa 4 62 and averaged 3 43 the number of squabs squats marketed from fr such each poll pair of pigeons pigeon varied from 10 to 20 and averaged 13 i 1 the weight per dozen squabs squats varied from 6 to 11 pounds pound and aad averaged ged g 9 pounds p dd squab were marketed at tour four weeks except from two tanas fame where the average ag age 1 ot of marketing a nas given as four so and d one a half weel s list data S secured red from small breeder bleeders Bre eders A large number of replies were re from breeders bleeders bre eders who kept kl lero than 11 pigeons their answers 1 in 9 general of agreed with those from the large ge pigeon breeders bleeders bre eders although they lar varied were more varied many farmers US oh jecter to pigeons cloel g that they carried raid ift diseases rod and all k kinds im ot 1 ver or CR mm among at stock r it and it ton fuel Is dirtied cisterns let ans used f for or holding rainwater and ate to grain fr from the fields field rod and let barns n A 11 very Y r few tanners factor stated the he pigeons geors were beneficial to the is farms and no ate many we eed d seeds seed the number or ct pigeons to in farm sections section not kept confined was reported to be diminishing dimin greatly as ae the country be same a more thick y bottled at t 1 other varieties of pigeons men bored in addition to those reported from the largo large pigeon far farms nere 1 the runt root rod and the common pigeon asso A few bleeders breeders bre edera eders separated the sees during the molting bolting period that 1 is during late bummer met and early fall all slightly more than one half allowed their pigs pigeons fr tree range large barley r re a sorghum seed and prepared mixed pigeon I 1 feeds eed were wera additional feeds ment mentioned lone it most farmers who did not keep their pa geona gem confined fed only grains which they raised such aa corn wheat and oats oata gwehe per cent t mixed ed fine 1 salt I with grit and oyster shell and aper 6 per cent fed the tha salt dissolved in the tha drinking water oyster shell and grit sela supplied by most breeders bleeders bre eders A few used ad special tonics toles during the molting bolting period only 33 per cent re ported the use ot of tobacco sterna stem ox oil leaves leave as aal t 50 per cent among thel the larger breeders bleeders bre eders the he III diseases most I 1 frequently me men it tinned it were canker going light sol roup the principal method of treet ment was prevention by keeping ev everything clean using it tt freely and killing sick or diseased disease d pigeons remedies re mentioned tio tor for p pre r venting sickness we were the I 1 use of if ke kerosene ro oil demet at of potash lime copper sulphate crall carbolic 1 acid cid C hips chips epsom salts aalta venetian e red tine aso b r k ture lure ot of gentian or a 0 tonic in t the drink ing water dry sulphur and diluted peroxide ot of lO hydrogen drogen were nere used 14 in treating canker and ke kerosene rose oil to fo roup A few allowed diseased pigeons their freedom treed cm when they had bad beell becq kept confined about one fourth r re p ported tied borne e loss from rats but most mos ot of tho the larger breeder bre edera madr mad their pens pen rat at proof losses losea from h hawks a and it cata a t ct were reported I 1 in n some in C cases where a tha h pigeons pig were or allowed their that freedom the average yearly early profit from each pair of breeder varied from 20 cents to 7 60 and averaged 2 29 the tha profit from breeder bleeders bre eders who vold stocal largely tor for breeding purposes varied from 10 to 20 per pair the average y yearly y fic teed d cost per pair varied from arle 40 c cents n is to 4 and averaged raged fifty five per cent sold bold squats squabs for or mar ket boniv 33 per cent carl both for market and as bleeders breeders bre edura eders and 12 per cent for or broader bleeders bre eders only dy the number of squabs marketed from each pair of breeder bre edera varied led from 5 to 22 rod and av raged 13 8 the weight per do dozen sea squats squabs aub varied ried fr from 4 to 18 p pound it and avera averaged ad 10 1 pounds squab were war marketed or led at from 3 to 6 ws weeks the average being 4 2 week the tha aver r age price for the year received receive d per d dozen squab varied fr from 60 cents is to 6 and averaged 3 01 |