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Poultry also publishes an article articleunder articleunder articleunder
under this title giving very clear di directions directions directions ¬
rections for starting in the business businessAs
As a foot note to our article in inSeptember inSeptember inSeptember
September number of Poultry the edi editor editor editor ¬
tor stated that we do not hold out or orverify orverify orverify
verify any golden dreams from the thesquab thesquab thesquab
squab business bu ine < s It is for this very veryreason veryreason veryreason
reason that we advise beginners to tostart to6tart tostart
start in a small way the first year yearBuy ycarBuy yearBuy
Buy only good stock from any re reliable reliable reliable ¬
liable breeder If you want to start startwith startwith startwith
with birds that will go right to work workinsist workinsist workInsist
insist upon getting not only mated matedbirds matedbirds matedbirds
birds that may mean anything but butmated butmated butmated
mated and working pairs or start or orincrease orincrease orincrease
increase your our stock by buying young youngsters youngsters youngsters ¬
sters or young birds from one to four fourmonths fourmonths fourmonths
months out of nest these you can buy buyat buyat buyat
at nearly half the price of mated and andworking andworking andworking
working pairs This is the way wa we weincrease weincrease weincrease
increase our stock each year and i ialso i6 i6also isalso
also the way most breeders in our oursection oursection oursection
section do doThis doThis doThis
This This season we have saved 400 400young 40001l11g 400young
young birds and sold many man more to tonearly tonearly tonearly
nearly all parts of the country countr Our Ourfurtherest Ourfurtherest Ourfurtherest
furtherest shipment being to Texas of ofsome ofsome ofsome
some youngsters from record flying flyingbirds flyingbirds flyingbirds
birds birdsTliere birdsIhere birdsThere
There is a good profit in the squab squabbusiness squabbusiness squabbusiness
business the average net profi prQflge Profit t geher geherally geilerally lcr lcra1l3
ally figured on being 1 per pair a ayear aear a ayear
year ear Some claim as high as 2 to 3but 3 3but 3but
but we think there will be less dis disappointment disappointment disappointment ¬
appointment to the beginner if he hedoes hed hedoes
does d es not count on any profit the first
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year year but be glad to make his running runningexpenses runningexpenses runningexpenses
expenses Then if you do make a aprofit aprofit aprofit
profit you are better satisfied Dont Dontexpect Dontexpect Dontexpect
expect too much details must be bestudied bestudied bestudied
studied watched and carefully at attended attended attended ¬
tended too the same as in any other otherbusiness otherbusinoss otherbusiness
business and you must take pleasure pleasurein
in doing these little things or better betternot betternot betternot
not start in the squab business at all allPossibly allPossibly allPossibly
Possibly this sounds discouraging discouragingbut discouragingbut
but it is nevertheless a fact that must mustnot mustnot mustnot
not be overlooked Now on the other otherhand otherhand otherhand
hand if after a years trial you like likethe likethe likethe
the work and the birds you can and andwill andwill andwill
will see a profit then Increase and andyou andyou I Iyou
you will not regret it It is not real realhard realhard realhard
hard work but it is a pleasure to us usbecause usbecnuse usbecause
because we like it itWe itVe itWe
We Ve receive many inquiries as how howto howto howto
to build size of flies how to keep keeprecord keeprecord keeprecord
record or distinguish the birds how howwhat howwhat bowwhat
what and when to feed methods of ofwatering ofwatering ofwatering
watering and to recommend a good goodbook goodbook goodbook
book on the subject so we have con concluded concluded con concluded ¬ I
cluded to make this article cover coversome coversome coversome I
some of these points for the benefit benefitof
of all the readers of Poultry PoultryIn
In doing this we can only give some someof someof someof
of our own methods while they will willnot willnot willnot
not suit all breeds or localities we wefind wefind wefind
find to do the best for us in breeding breedingthe breedingthe
the straight Homers HomersIt
It is not necessary to have ex expensive expensive ¬
pensive buildings As a trial house housemost housemost
most any an building or part of a barn barnpartioned barnportioned
partioned off will do with a window windowor
or door to the thesouth south preferred The Thefly Thefly Thefly
fly which should be built so as to al allow allow allow ¬
low birds to get to the ground is of ofa ofa ofa
a skeleton wood frame covered with withpoultry withpoultry withpoultry
poultry wire wireFor wireFor wireFor
For fifty pair of birds we have ours ourseight ourseight ourseight
eight feet wide 24 feet long and nine ninefeet ninefeet ninefeet
feet high Anywhere from twenty to tothirty tothirty tothirty
thirty feet long is a good size but butof butof butof
of course it may have to be built to tosuit tosuit tosuit
suit condition conditionSome conditionSome conditionSome
Some writers claim that birds birdsshould birdsshould birdsshould
should have their liberty but we can cannot cannot cannot ¬
not see how they can keep in touch touchwith touchwith touchwith
with their birds where used for forsquabbing forI3quabbing forsquabbing
squabbing purposes We Ve also believe believethat believethat believethat
that liberal fly room is sufficient and andwill andwiII andwill
will not reduce r duce productiveness
Our houses are on the continuous continuousplan continuousplan continuousplan
plan twelve feet wide 0 feet high on onsides onsides onsides
sides roof three or four feet higher higherat
at centre good tight floor and raised raisedfrom raisedfrom raisedfrom
from ground six to twelve inches In Inside Inside Inside ¬
side it is divided into pens with solid solidboard solidboard solidboard
board partitions seven feet high from fromfloor fromtioor fromfloor
floor above this wire netting separates separatesthe
the pens This makes pens eight feet feetby feetby
by nine feet The alley way side of ofpen ofpen ofpen
pen is covered with poultry wire net netting netting netting ¬
ting with a thirty inch by five feet feetdoor feetdoor feetdoor
door on spring hinges < Each pen has hastwo hastwo hastwo
two by six lengths of eight by ten tensash tensash tensash
sash which slide sideways These are areopen areopen areopen
open nearly all the time except in insevere insevere insevere
severe or stormy weather The nests nestsare nestsare nestsare
are on each side against the partitions partitionsand
and vertical twelve inch boards are arefastened arefastened arefastened
fastened to same twelve inches apart apartThese apartThese apartThese
These are provided with cleats every everyten everyten everyten
ten to twelve Inches and a bottom or orslide orslide orslide
slide board makes the nest This Thisbottom Thisbottom Ihisbottom
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bottom is left loose so as to be easily easilyremoved easilyremoved easilyremoved
removed and cleaned cleanedThese cleanedThese cleanedThese
These pens accommodate fifty pairs pairsof
of mated birds We have a record recordbook recordbook recordbook
book for each pen and as all birds are arebanded arebanded arehanded
banded we make entries in columns columnsmarked columnsmarked columnsmarked
marked when placing the mated pairs pairsin
in the pens for color markings letter letternumber letternumber letternumber
number of band sex and date By Bythis Bythis Bythis
this means if a bird gets sick hurt hurtor hurtor hurtor
or dies we can readily refer and find findits findits findits
its mate and it is very little trouble troubleto
to pick out the odd bird and place in inanother inanother inanother
another pen for remating reuiatingThere remating1tere rematingThere
There 1tere must not be any odd birds birdsof birdsof birdsof
of either sex in a working pen If you youwant youWlnt youwant
want the best results and without withoutsome withoutsome withoutsome
some such record you can readily see seethat seethat seethat
that it would be hard work to find the theodd theodd theodd
odd bird especially where hundreds hundredsof
of birds are kept keptOur keptOur keptOur
Our birds at this time of year are arefed arefed arefed
fed at 7 a m and 330 p m a mixed mixedfeetl mixedfeetl mixedfeed
feetl of grains as follows One and andonehalf andonLimlf andonehalf
onehalf part sifted cracked corn one onehalf onehalf onehalf
half part Canada peas This we place placein
in shallow troughs two to each pen peninside peninside peninside
inside of pens giving them all they theywill theywill theywill
will clean up Once or twice a week weekwe weekwe weekwe
we bring in a little millet hemp or
Also once a week we dampen
feed slightly and add some condition conditionpowder conditionpowder I Ipowder
powder powderThere powderThere I IThere
There may be times when leaving leavingout leavingout leavingout
out the wheat will be of some bene benefit benefit benefit ¬
fit and it therefore becomes necessary necessaryto
to change feeding according to con conditions conditions conditions ¬
ditions and different localities which whichmust whicbmust whichmust
must be studied and watched by each eachbreeder eachbreeder eachbreeder
breeder In winter we prefer feeding feedingmore feedingm feedingmore
more m re corn and less wheat In addition additionto
to this feed we have in each pen a aselffeeding aselffeeding aselffeeding
selffeeding box divided into four fourcompartments fourcompartments fourcompartments
compartments in which is always kept keptsalt keptsalt keptsalt
salt charcoal mica grit and oyster oystershells oyster6hells oystershells
shells shellsWe 6hellsVe shellsWe
We Ve also clean our pens every two twoweeks twoweeks twoweeks
weeks and put fresh clean sand over overthe overtho overthe
the floor about three inches deep deepThere deepThere deepThere
There is one point we think all breed breeders breeders breeders ¬
ers will agree upon That is for good goodresults goodredults goodresults
results and health of birds buy for forfeed forfeed forfeed
feed only pure sound grain not notscreenings notscreenings notscreenings
screenings burnt moldy or wet feed feedYou feedYou
You gain nothing by feeding such suchstuff suchstuff
stuff at least not in the long run runWith runWith runWith
With good feed you should also see seethat seethat seethat
that birds have good fresh clean cleanwater cleanwater cleanwater
water for drinking at all times and andwater andwater andwater
water for bathing frequently or wemight we wemight wemight
might suggest the method we use for forboth forboth forboth
both purposes except in winter as ashere ashere ashere
here illustrated It consists of a one oneinch oneinch oneinch
inch pipe with onefourth inch air aircocks aircocls aircocks
cocks tapped into pipe in centre of ofeach ofeach ofeach
each fly the drop from this can be beregulated beregulated beregulated
regulated to keep each pan just run running running running ¬
ning over and carry the scumoff scum O in insuring insuring insuring ¬
suring clean fresh water In pan We Weuse Weuse Weuse
use large agate ware dishpans for this thispurpose thispurpose thispurpose
purpose as we find them easy to clean cleanout cleanout cleanout
out and last a long time In winter winterwe
we use two gallon allon selffeeding hooded hoodedstone hoodedstone hoodedstone
stone jugs in the pens These give givegood g givegood e egood
good satisfaction but are a little littleweighty littleweIghty littleweighty
weighty weightyAs
As to good book for general inform information information information ¬
ation we w e would advise sending for forSquab forSquab forSquab
Squab Raising Bulletin No 177 to the theDepartment theDepartment theDepartment
Department of Agriculture at Wash Washington SVashington Vashington ¬
ington D C It will be mailed free freefor freefor freefor
for the asking We Ve are personally personallyacquainted personallyacquainted personallyacquainted
acquainted with the writer of this thisbooklet thisbooldet thisbooklet
booklet and any that follow the meth ¬
mentioned ir in > it > will we tr iioiioin
meet with success in squab raising raisingTHE raisingI raisingTilE raisingTHE
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THE 1906 SEED CATALOGUE of T W WWood WWood NVWood
Wood Sons just received is far in ad advance advance advance ¬
vance of any previous issue The value of ofthis ofthis ofthis
this publication in giving full and uptodate uptodateinformation uptedateinformation uptodateinformation
information in regard to both vegetable and andfarm andfarm andfarm
farm crops for southern planting cannot be beestimated beestimated beestimated
estimated The annual issues of this cata catalogue catalogue catalogue ¬
logue have done more to aid in the diversifi diversification diversification diversification ¬
cation and growing of profitable crops in the theSouth theSouth theSouth
South than any other similar publication in inthis intbis inthis
this country This catalogue is mailed free to tofanners tofarmers tofarmers
farmers and gardeners upon request to T W WWood WVood WWood
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Continued from page 69 69said 6Dsaid 69said
said Mr Gordon when his daughter daughterappealed daughterappealed daughterappealed
appealed to him for help When I Ilost Ilost Ilost
lost so much money I felt that you youought youought youought
ought to leave college but no doubt doubtyour doubtyour doubtyour
your mothers plan was wiser for fornow fornow
now you can be selfsupporting and andmore and1I10re andmore
more if necessary But just now nowMamma nowMamma i
Mamma is on the verge of nervous nervousprostration nervousprostration nervousprostration
prostration and I know we ought to tothink tothinl tothink
think of her health and pleasure pleasureIt
It took some persuasion to get Mrs MrsGordon MrsGordon dirsGordon
Gordon to take her turn Selfsacri Selfsacrifice Selfsacrifice Selfsacrifice ¬
fice becomes a habit as much as self selfishness selfishness selfishness ¬
ishness and some people are often as asunconscious asunconscious asunconscious
unconscious of spoiling others as are areselfcentered areselfcentered areselfcentered
selfcentered people of their demand demandfor demandfor demandfor
for first consideration But one day
Helen kissed her mother goodby goodbyand goodbyand goodbyand
and heard again Dont forget forgetgrandpas forgetgrandpas forgetgrandpas
grandpas medicine or reading the thenewspapers thenewspapers thenewspapers
newspapers to him and see that Tom Tomattends Tomattends Tomattends
attends to the furnace and gets his
lessons and dont let the children go gowith gowith gowith
with wet feet when the snow comes comesand comesand comesand
and see to the locking up and remind
Bridget about having the meals mealspromptly l1Jealspromptiy wealspromptly
promptly for papa and make the des desserts desserts desserts ¬
serts and help a little with the
ironing and do the marketing and
keep the accounts to please papa and
be sure and have his things
always alwaysmended alwaysmended alwaysmended I
mended and that that But the porter
hurried Helen off the sleeper and she shecould shecould shecould
could only call back Goodby I Iwont Iwout Iwont
wont forget and Ill write often oftenIt oftenIt oftenIt
It was harder not to forget than thanHelen thanHelen
Helen imagined possible She dis
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for particulars particularsJERSEYS particularsJERSEYS
JERSEYS 1 Combination Combinationand and Golden Lad LadFor LadFor LadFor
For sale 9 cows 9 heifers 21 bull bullS
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Six hundred and thirty acres of ofland ofland ofland
land near Cotton Plant part of ofwhich ofwhich ofwhich
which is rich hammock part partcleared partcleared partcleared
cleared and fenced and has been beencultivated beencultivated beencultivated
cultivated in truck crops during duringthe duringthe duringthe
the past year This land will be besold besold besold
sold at t a bargain if sale can be bemade bemade bemade
made before January I IPrice IPrice iPrice
Price and particulars on appli application application application ¬
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bone ana ding Knells KnellsFOR ShellsFOR n6HsFOR
FOR POULTRY
For 350 we will ship by freight prepaid to toany tcany toany
any railroad station in Honda FlorillalOll
100 pounds crushed Oyster Shells 75
50 pounds Coarse Raw Bone 125
50 pounds pure Dried Blood 150
200 350 350The 356The 350The
The above are three essentials for profitable profitablepoultry profitablepoultry profitablepoultry
poultry raising Address AddressE
E O OPAINT PAINT I ZER CO COmissed COmissed COmissed
missed Bridget and hired her over overthe overthe overthe
the two little children wailed for formamma formamma formamma
mamma cause sister pulled hair hairwhen hairwhen hairwhen
when she combed and was cross when whenthings whenthings whenWings
things were left around aroundGrandfather aroundGrandfather aroundGrandfather
Grandfather Helen said one day dayto dayto dayto
to her sympathetic adviser I dont dontsee dontsee dontsee
see how mothers mot lers live with so much muchon
on their minds and so little recrea recreation recreation recreation ¬
tion tionThey
They dont all live replied the old oldgentleman oldgentlemau oldgentleman
gentleman gravely Look on the thestones thestones thestones
stones in the cemetery and you will willbe willbe willbe
be surprised to see s e how many die in inmiddle inmiddle inmiddle
middle life And many more are in invalids invalids Invalids ¬
valids or in the insane asylum be because because because ¬
cause no one knew that they were werebeing werebeing werebeing
being overtaxed A mans work shows showsfor showsfor showsfor
for itself and he expects care be because because because ¬
cause he is earning the living There Thereis
is a peculiar strain on the house housekeeper housekeeper housekeeper ¬
keeper and mother and you were a awise awMe awise
wise girl to tie just now When Whenmother Whenmother Whenmother
mother comes drop the burden It Itwould Itwould Itwould
would be as foolish to walk when whenyour wbenyour whenyour
your turn comes to ride as to ride all allof allof allof
of the time All work and no play playmakes playmakes playslakes
makes Jack a dull boy boyHelen boyHelen boyHelen
Helen had bad many happy mo moments moments moments ¬
ments in her life but I believe the thehappiest thehappiest thehappiest
happiest she had ever experienced experiencedwas
was when she saw her mother strong strongand strongand strongand
and rosy again The month had been beenlengthened beenlengthened beenlengthened
lengthened into two that Mrs Gordon Gordonmight Gordonmight Gordonmight
might have a southern trip with her hersister hersister hersister
sister but Helen did not regret this thiswhen thIswhen thiswhen
when she saw what it had done for forher forher
her mother She felt repaid for all allthe allthe allthe
the hard work and anxiety when the themother themother themother
mother folded her in her arms and andsair andsair andsair
sair How can I be thankful enough enoughthat enoughthat enoughthat
that God has given me m such a precious preciousdaughter preciousdaugbterIMary preciousdaughterMary
daughter daugbterIMary Mary Goodwin Plantz In InZions inZions inZions
Zions Herold