Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-02-19
SQUAD RAISING.
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nenf 81 agriculture writtsn by WI
lam T. Rice, a practical New Jerssy
poultry breeder. who has had twenty
I'VE years experience with poultry and
ZEN years with pigeons He truthful
" says; There is money in this Indus
ny inteliigently managed. but the
breeder must know how TO begin and
now TO proceed after beginning has
peen made. l have found some very
rough places. along the road to sue
cess."
That there il money in SQUAD raising
SHOWN by the fact that ut one time
M Hics disposed OF his flock and
buildings. Five years ago he started
again with single pair OF a DIS. buy
ING few from time to time until a
small but well selected flock was OBJ
tained- This tock has paid all ex-
penses OF every kind-the bills for erect
ing two new houses at cost OF $3.50
each and the wages OF a man two DAYS
In each week to dress squads and clean
out the houses Today be has a fock
OF 600 pairs OF good birds in healthy
condition and yielding q fair weekly
tncoEaR.
Ths most important thing In starting
hight In the site. which must be In a
spot well drained. facing east and
south, sheltered from prevailing winds
and not exposed to extremes OF heat.
cold or wind. a shallow stream of pure
running water for drinking and bath
Ing Is desirable. The house Is as i'm
portant as the sits
IL should be built In sections for NO
moro than $50 pairs. and not more than
nfy paHs IN each sector. nd designed
20 a. to be we'll ventilated. easily kept
clean. secure from attacks Of mice. rats
and other animals and not subject to
drafts OF air. Air. Rice's houses are
forty Feet long. twelve feet wide and
nine feet to peak Of roof. Nest boxes
are made twelve Inches wide. nine
inches high and twelve inches long. A
covered yard Sr fly thirty-two feet long
and eight feet high is attached TO the
house.
Tia Homer 10 recommended as the
best variety OF pigeo. TO keep for
SNSos tShis4 hsst DlEOs are large
and hsa2thy. are good workers. re the
BEST or feeders. are OF quiet disposition
whsn properly mated. and their eggs
are generally fertile. The Runt. which
- the giant among pigeons. Is highly
spoken OF by Some breeders because the
SQUADS are so large, but they are not
prolific, and II takes an extra good pair
10 yield four pairs OF squads per year.
Dragons probably rank next to HON.
ers and are particularly useful I'm cross
Ing with Homers. Straight Dragons
are about week longer In maturing.
The Duchesse variety is preferred by
some breeders. but they are.not as good
feeders as Homcrs and have feathered
legs. which Is Objectionable in squads.
A variety OF feed Is needed. for wheat
and cracked corn. If long continued,
VIII fail 10 produce the best squads.
In addition TO these Canada peas. mil
let. kaffir corn and hemp are needed.
Boxes should be provided OF fine salt.
cracked oyster shells and ground char
coal. 10 Which the pigeons can have
free access. Birds should be fed twice
q day. morning and afternoon. at regu-
lar hours. and IL is important that one
person always 90 the feeding alone.
Pure water should also be provided at
all times.