The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
5000 A YEAR FROM PIGEONS
ONE WAY a PARMEFS WIFE
can EARN EXTRA MONEY.

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TINS woman Tried Sssss ana chscEsns.
FSuna Caaehens Unprsatnbis and Thra
Tooa Up RAauins Bq1aas-Hler ExDeFS.
ence with PigeSns nIlgily satisfactory.
-on 800 pairs OF pigeons have cleared
800 q year for rho last four years. de-
clared the wife OF Pennsylvania farmer
when the reporter aaked her about the
chances women on the farm had Of making
money. = had baan . School teacher
when I married. and having ssen a lot
Of farmers and their wives Whils teaching
In rural communities I determined rAat
! would be different. would keep q
hired girl. paying her wages by money
earned by keeping bees and chlokens for
profit.
= stuck 70 thar Idea soE nearly ten years
and during that time nsver cleared more
than TN q year on my chicikana. Il was
always the bees that paid my Girl Finally
heard Of . man In MontRolnsry county.
this State. who waa making q fortune
raising squads .
pairs OF pigeons flying around the place
else We didn't want them %, hast had
uNNST tnQU LII " MA8ItA3 NnDAAEy " IMMhluk
tho birds. Being DISCOURAGED by my ex-
perience m q chicksn raiser, I determined
TO pay tho man I'm Montgomery county a
visit. Again u wass the bess that paid
e1pene@e.
pigeons on this Montgomery county
farm. and Il vas quits evidens that tho
owner not only knew his business but was
l.. n A.. - N
the Information ! wanted. and ! was 10
much encouraged that I went hack and
iavssss,i in twenty pairs OF homsrs ana an
equal number Of runts.
Following the advice I had sne~ived,
I bought only mated birds. and 40 a con-
sequence ] began 60 make money from
the start. AZ the end of that year my
profits wsrs suAscient 60 lead my husband
20 advise ms 20 sell al tho chiokens ex-
cepting iuGt enough % keep tho family
supplied with eggs and devote my money
and time 70 pieeOns.
According 10 my experiencs n takss
four times a. much time and money 90
raiss chickens a. 20 raise squads. Incu-
bat0ru and breeders are not needed for
one thing. Pigeons hatch their own
eRW. They arc careful 90 keep the young
squads covered for the hst fsw days
or until tho young birds grow feathers
They also attend 60 feeding their young,
which relieves you OF mixing and some
times even cooking food a. you have 10
do for young chicks. Al ycs have to
do h to i've tho old birds the proper
food.
when the squab II from twenty to
twenty-five days old Il IL ready for market
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something under one pound. Squads
are sold Wholesale Nv tho dossn and the
standard weight IL eight pounds 20 the
dossn. but whore there h n cross Of runts
and homeFs tho weight IN almost four
pounds haavier. I oftsn have squads
that weigh = pound each.
Many persons prefer the homer crossed
with dragons beoau@S OF the argsr
number Of squads. but have found
most money in tbs larger sins squads. |
When Il comes 70 the QUESTION Of hsalth |
l have found them about equal. d. 4
The pigeon hOuss must be kept olean |
or thu death rate among the squads win /
eat no all profit. The rOoGs ,0f All my I
and snow a. the roof Of the best dwelling. |
but nc an times thers should b. an album |
dance Of ventilation. Concrste hooTs are |
tina best because they keep out rats. which |
raissr keep my HooTs covered at least |
an inch deep in sand and air Stacked |
lime Thia - raked over oncs a week and
a fresh sprinklng Of lime added.
The nests are built along the hack Of 4
the house in siE tiers, allowing two nests 4
for each pair OF birds. In each nest there /
n q shallow eArthen diah in which TIM nest 4
u built. I use these dishes or ssucsrs /
because they are easily removed and
cleaned after the squads are taken out. L
GTOkuaGN0 aeama and rafnas Nrnr,R tn /
hacco factories make tho best materials
for the birds 10 use Tor nests. good i
supply should be- kept in each pen for this
purpose. Where hay or straw n used
and birds free from vermin Ny runs
or flying yards ars all covered with wire
netting and built In such a way ~ TO have
a tree or the shade OF one over at least
che sun and take delight in sun baths
there are days in the summer when they h
seek the shade.
In the winter my houses are heated
with hot water pipes. which ] am sure
saves enough squads from pertaining Of N
cold 20 mako the additional expense an
economy as FEEDING tins tine WINDOWS
and doors of each house are opened re-
gardless % weather 20 allow tho birds 90
hy. Z keep plentiful supply Of clean
water within reach. in summer
in the ny. in winter in the ho,lse. The
drinking trouRha are all 81 iron and are
cleaned ones each day. Sundays Included
I feed my flock three times a day except I
during July and August. when two feed
inGs are enough.
AS the aim IL never % give the birds
too much or too little ! have found the
hest way 90 feed thcn IN 20 scatter food
In one Nv and then 60 on 20 the next. Civ
ing a little To each until all have had some
Then I go hack TO where ] began and
do IL all over again until the birds give
indications % having had enough. do
this i'm n leisurely manner that the
birds will have an opportunity to feed
their young and 40 partly e. empty their
crops before my return. This " one way
Of insuring the feeding % the squads.
IAN the food is raised on the farm and
nay my husband market prices for 10.
I have no particular mixture. but ustl-
ally give just about what there u on
hand Of Kafir corn. wheat screenings,
millet. hemp. rape. peas and huiled
oats During the summer ] usually give
les corn and more peas and oats.
"Green food IN not necessary. though
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