The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
MONEY CAN Be MADE
IN PIGEON BUSINESS
Many Breeders Pick Up Good
Profits as o Result Of
Work and Care.
CHEAP BIRDS WORTHLESS
~ WILLIAM ID. RICE.

The pigeon business II no different
from any other. Failure after failure
follows mercantile effort. Failure comes
to the man who attempts Industrial en-.
terprise; failure comes to the pro-
fessional man who doesn't know how,
who fails to get the right start.
Nothing succeeds like SUCCESS, and
success never Just happens. Cut out tho
lucky theory. Every result Ia broush,
about by conditions. and conditions are
what you make them.
The pigeon business IL a fever. 1t at
tacks one like q germ and Is hard to get
out Of the system. When the fever
strikes you there is but one Of two things
10 do. Either get Il wholly out Of your
system and talk pigs 10 keep your mind
of pigeons. or surrender to the fever.
treat tho case seriously and make the
condition a healthy onc,
How much are you about to put into
the business? mn In your starting
point. and the entire enterprise must
succeed or fall based upon tho invest
ment.
Assemble our plant according TO tho
capital. The houses must be equipped
properly. and II the Investment Is not
great enough for large houses then the
complete plant must be a snra1 one.
Locations are a matter OF importance.
but that can be decided wlthou. endan-
gering your purse.
Having the plant there arises the mos.
important problem that will confront you
the selection Of your birds. DO you
know that there are no bargain counters
for pigeons? Zone. The 81 a pair birds
are the most expensive that you can
buy. They are not worth n dollar or you
would not be able to get them for that
money. One dollar birds are the kind
that never give you much promise. the
kind thai no ono will guarantee In writ
ing. When you buy birds for less than
81 of $3.50 n pair. make up your mind
that YOU are simply throwing your
money away.
You will not have been in the business
a great while before you will realize
that good. first class working Homers
are hard to get. Just read over the big
advertisements of the many bargains
that are offered in birds. advertisements
tina. toll you that these one dollar birds
arc bred with Homers. and all such
misleading facts. and then send your
money somewhere else. As long g. th.se
gold brick pigeon dealers can unload
worn out minated birds upon the be-
ginner Just so long will there be no over
crowding of the market with squads.
Buy Homcrs. There are none better.
They are vigorous. healthy birds, and al
ways give results that are satisfactory.
Buy from a dealer that will give you u
written guarantee upon every pair OF
birds. ana mark you. when he will not
give you tho guarantee ne has not got
the goods you are looking for.
Assuming that you have obtained the
right birds. must now give und
vided attention TO the development OF
you plant and caro- for your stock.
No success can be attained by haphazard
work. II the birds are not properly
looked after. not properly watered. fed
and house cleaned. not protected from
mice. vemln and the many kindred III
tina pigeons are heir TO, you will not
get sufficient income TO pay your feed
bill.
save yourg birds for breeders. May.
June and July. the best three months in
the year In saving young birds you
want only the best save only from our
best breeders and good feeders that give
you tho largest squads.
After the SQUADS are about four weeks
old they begin TO 20 out OF the nest.
Leave them In the house with the old
birds about three weeks more. When
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five cock birds in with them. You ought
10 he able to get them for ~ "A pair,
which ~ what they are worth.