The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01
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Pigeon Breeding for Profit fit; l NoW N
Becoming Popular an and l 'Els "
Paying Welt. 8Slll
III LOOKS LIKE EAsY NONE y !. Y \

or ma from tho food markets. lOSers8heeSH
s,;ch dishes nre finding 1T hard e: N s,tittasaA
harder to get 1t FOR thelitables. Il Y titcrsSsSS
Gus immense game preserves thrCng hfssafsss1l
the country have done little to ellerls
decrease In tho supply gs.a1at3M
IS regarded as q ,ixliry every tie Ittsl
even the very ricLiurc not iva esytl9sssa
to obtain 1t, no matter what price ls,Sss
arc willing RI, :ay. 1t cannot he EciEssita
soMetpea beca,iae esa
or one Of the causes or ssS
activity and Interest III tho rtts lgssS s9s9
pigeons from which to get
tlis the desires OF those who waI g s.
OF game IS known to all WIG
it; 70 those who have noti,
too, in the raising or p.geons 9,If
vtins promises Of wenlt ca ys nIll isa
rapidly acquired. which from if2 isg
hares and similar growing opera tlon1st;iYt a
which much Of ti'e sWell, M
An example a of WhaI pi geon Harasl NsIa H.a
may be made to amount to s 70 be,fo andM
thu i estg about W. iro
large as any Other in Tie world hou lglas
IT has onS psen n fpe5atTn
eraons from pla Ut It ;ha a
MANY EXP KI N, y MAD : snHE;a dss
{e paSt Rps 1ssn nn Z q
Many new methods have been Zi lnuaassa
perfected. All 8&t this. be iit93und erstooaM
is in highly scientific Z, aT MI
net to be seen any, mSEose raose
strs s bar make such ploturesa le g ghtS
Such pigeons Though they 50 G l1.nd,
SQUADS Witch are. small and llins,sa11lldis
unsuitable for market or for the "a bieaofH
the sfh SanapSs VS.
the contrary, have been he re su it5solL8 s
scientific interbreeding care and feeding
and the business has been ;@Conag Y sc
that the figures a the end OF; they llE8
should SSbe on he proper side .Gf tf!ss
ledger and in thsrlght eol % rII
ground ss took only aSy tie highest
stock, but in the mlethos Cd q tts .saIst
examination all accepted, process. s.#saltn leH
tried many things not to be found IN sths s
books and the results have $beenfth es pres..##
representing between S45. 900 to 80 Coz
II AS for the money in; the busin ess%hoS
attempt to go into Diet ails. as 70 .prisGesAoIE
pigeon lays two eggs at one sett Ing AZ. .S
most always one IS a female egg5sa ndN
one aale These e. eggs ar r. atGhea ys
and the resulting female ays !. ertss8sIlEstS
eggs III from three to five gnonth SEE 0 max
pair Of breeders five OF paaiTsk
eight sup to Fifteen pounds a doz erss at
cording to the breed, a nd brln rem S !sta1
to 90 cents q II e theS s,afa
profit for ca CHI pa II, OF tbre eders, p roXluSl
ing the dealer KIN ows as much a;bo utstheSS
market and %hsfe
Of breeders ran geF from y. to $4 q PaaTN
Two men can attend TO 5000 pa rs:sss q ~
cpmpbss Se psrh
cents per year for coal, sri harcoasl.ss
salt, lime, sand and tobacco tens ems ;,s.
killed and picked and packed An ice forS
l sh'pH HoW II Tr ise pRER Fa5sssassR ARE KEPT
~ AS for the present ma ket for,t ne pres o.N
duct, Mr. Cummings said the % her4day::SS
could SELF rs W9Tsh$$3fnl
five days" One ealer. 2 midi eman:M
sold 100000 worth in PhiEa dephia last
year 'mpa nreadars ara kent a 4 long low si
houses, Of which, at North Wales, hsrasH
are at present six. They range y from
SAC feet Length aad from lltois
feet high. The houses are divided into
compartments abons 70 deet leng an ~
one side OF these conloa rtments sr1lnsAaK
long, narrow pa ssageway tor che. pasa ss 9
ms Of the atendants and at1nsI dFearSi
netting to which the birds have free aL 1c;gs
cess. us 5B ~ sssS55Ssss
All these compartments and divisionA@
are needed to. keep the various breedsS
separate. Each hen has her own mare s;
marked d With s1r'p aI1snf sne
OF one minated cock causes quarreling#
and trouble ana the loss OF many yos.n. e:5
Once the nPns
the Hest o Without ar sk IT. aid and
saga9fS are ke ePe
been a great problem. for the lusty young-Ns
sse oo oseqg ehs . ~
nes y ho We ssss the es
f9f W and : ho
In no condition for the MARKET me ail H.
ticulty has been met AZ sns GfumTms
W WEIR 4y 'n nests Gsu upsa il and
success siHS: The squad, seeing ~ eelln,g.S
s'o oiher 'e Caters to It = well kssp
building Is nearly 500 feet Iona, seven
others Of equal or greater size are e pes
M SMALL. DANGER or DISEASE.
There seems to be very little danger
Of epidemic disease in pigeon breed IngsS
II simple precautions are tgs sa " Ail
that corn. wheat. peas. Kaftir corn, se-a
reenings, hemp, rape and ! millet seq g : M
The feed Is variad With the, season; bils
It is Important to keep the hlrds hungTyss
able after The pigeon has had enough !.
The houses are heated with IN, not. TatsitsR
pipes, but the new houses Will be sbust.t ~
WITH suttiesnt warmth to o. away wihh
artificlal heat indeed, is not warmth. but IN
drygess dampGPess b Sasr s,s nlmlsaMt sG
For drinking and bathing is supplied in
tubs fss spd sWay pje kftp q
bacco stems are provided, as thls tsngsA
g keep the birds tree from " ysFI!n ash
ed for the houses and pens !, An :,
successful innovation at tho GanlminaSISs9a3
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