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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
PUBLIC MARKETS
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stall es paHteuriEsd milk o. az
fresh local ramon eggs SOC dor
stalls 1888. So lhE ground bone 2br
Stall 2 home mad" iciiicr ioc giarr
IigBr a.. fresh shoulder ~ lamb
ligtsr o. stall 49, peanut butter
90 To- lhH 20. A. ftunE zoe
cream Of Wheat iac Zoe shake
salt Sc. lhc cans shfiinps Zoe.
cans minced claims. str. phEH
apple. 2sc
rikE rL.sE
Stall %. ibn. Erapniatsd sugar
80. stall TO- pure past.uriEed mix.
Hc PIT g. a. Htali 1895. old styir
Sew Orleans molaHHeE. Soc gal
stall 1909. Isc cans solid pack toma
toes 3 FOE 3fr stall ~. pute home
made jelly. iof glass stall ~. tnE
iiah Walnut iac Be- stall se. cream
ofY butter 1ar o. stall 1871. ffnhn
churued butter. liza &c. stalls
l-1. Delicious apples. dor gtc
stalls fa-fh sweet navel oranErs.
zoe dsr HiAti So whole salmon 1ac.
Stall fa@4. n~w macksrst Joe o..
stall H. rans 81 corn. solid pa X
tomatoes. pineapple 90 pork aud
beans $50 stall 1875 tanth chops
lbs. stc stall 81 boiling beef. >,
CORNER
stan >. LINK cod. . lhs isc. sal
mon. zoe To-. herring = lbs he
stalls sst-6tT fnuul hna Hiriain
steaks tbc Do pork roast 10 %
pork chops ~ lh. sausage. loc
~ pot roast A. ~ shoulder -
lamb Sc - neck back homes and
spar~ribs stalls 1885. g large cans
peas ste as lsfs mustard. lec
60 stai v White soap baFs sar. its
coffee. use. best milk cans iir. 2
large cans soups. tac spf lars apple
jelly zee stall a. fresh homiuY.
Toe "a sweet relish Toe PIT large
olives. Bbc ql STALL I rpired her.
ring % each. cgehm cheese. zoe per
10.
Htai Liz sweet potatoes. lbs
nufhanks. he 100. 10 ibs sse o.
tift sack cabbage tr ard Zoe
head staii p pct roasts. zoe ~
ib stalls st.3s best milk o. 90
ass delivered flour. o. 30 sack DE-
lifsred 80 bars white soap. zee, with
No. coffee a-ib can beat chocois o..
zoe stalls y Is pufr California
honey IN bulk. loo 10 stall -
strictly fresh eggs Csc. A. t.ewiies
Z he sugar sAc. ibs soc. OF is
lbs. ice.
wE>rIANF
Ftaii aNAs lhfke futaH fuiftf paper
.scs ~ lbs. cane sugar. 81 90. large
cans pineapple. sbc stall aab. pea n
onions pt .9e. spicrd Norway her
ring, pA tsc homemade. mfrc- meat
zoe ~ stall ata sweet oranges itc
dos juicy lemons. lie ioE. English
whinuts. isc IT, sfRli ast fuil cream
cheese. zoe n fresh ranch sEEs. s0c
d1s fresh duck sEgr. coo dos stalls
1919. fresh hominy. Toe 1t. home
made apple butter. ikc 10 premium
frankfurf~rs. thc ~ stall 81 fresh
herring 81 ~ tsnd~rioin sole. ihs
atc. Eastern oysters. SOC ~ stall
Boz, best sweet potatoes It's 2Ac
best Kiln drv onions. lbs ioc fine
cabbage head toc
sotTU IND
70 lhH. sugar. ii0o. No. ~ sack
flour soc - bars laundry soap 2bc.
tVe hrooms 1tc shoulder hams lie
ih pot roast G. ~ link sausage
Zoe 10 roast pork lilo ~ fall
cream cheese. zoe ~ Florida grape
fruit fur isc. California grape
fruit Sc each. sunkisf oranges. lie
aux rsdisheA. lunches Sc. turnips
punches &c; hn.ts. punches g.
Yakima honey. tic comb creamery
butter. ssc N. light frait cake. i0c
~. heavy fruit cake lbs ebc.
fresh clans Sc at. haiihut 2 lbs
1sc small hens. live. isc 10 coffee
lbs. ttc zsc coffee. ; lbs si.0n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
SHORT SESSION m
MINING BEGINS
Tho animal shnr. nn.sion MY.

The annual short session mmin-
ing at the University OF Washing
ton, under Dean Roberts, began at
l o'clock Monday afternoon. Dur
ing the morning 20 registered.
Registration will be allowed dur.
ing the entire week. tho the course
begins at once.
No special qualifications are re-
qnired for this course. II lasts
two months, Any one who can
read and write is eligible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
JOY PARTY SHOOTS

Mrs. George Renko. l043 King St
reported TO The Star office Mon
day that party OF rowdies, hold.
ing belated celebration from their
back porches early Saturday morn.
ing. began shooting up the neigh
borhood. Plate glass windows In
Mrs. Renko's home were broken
and damage 20 the extent OF $40
was done by the bullets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
START YELL RALLIES
CO-syHs-5s5 Z 0-oxz-.s . :

Barrett lIerrick. newly elected
yell leader az the university. viii
start weekly yell rallies beginning
Wednesday Eight students are
trying for the places OF yell dukes
flcrrick's assistants
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
23Personais

-S-t cfsonais
MISS HARDING S Ss..ssIss
A., g rama Hotel iu1 rhtta
LEAF YEAH snd ~ rom have 81.
rived and wish acquaintance ~ eanr
sentai woman FROM fa 90 20 frarr old
tpantrs NE SO ififi-rs need ausssf
ohfeft matrimnuf write n.+i star
MISS BAKER Mans 100 loom "I =,
Arade notet ASA second ave
MATERNITY HOME sstA v Msd.san
Essi utt
LILLIAN Ia MONT
MASSAGE. HArta ARCADE HOTEL.
talt rerond ave rpnm
LADY nARuEH Nacuum. electric ana
hard nassascs Hotel hufke. tt9a
Firs, ROOM ief
LADIES sahdsrsoas Cotton uaet ellis
safe and sure raFa fnr DELAYED periods
rrirp g. Mou~f refunded n remedy
Fails afier fair trial Raymond hrmedj
tseta tirst ave
Mss JEWELL MAsfcUWiNu. iti.a
rhird ofncs 10
LAKESIDE WoerirAts-urur airahaut
chronic r~rfous and materially eHars
Vsrf reasonable rates ttif woodland
Para At~ fsirpbaas <afth %
AZ is..as. PRIVATE hsii. pays
Xf3o and svrninKs WALK WAY.
MI STEVENS fuufth 49,. be'.
= A~tf0 ftHe eHa fane
"ht ANftEi hest fnf ttimoniai pAuFr
pahlishsd Mailed Ire. The Cor.
fssrgndsnt ralufa ohia
w VIZ I'VE WnhNH tfaf fir rt't
Any oNE saffvffas uffh ft-autatfsns b.
lHmNAt' intesiisat@ ana Do rrirfe1 in
snort ftMrt natistaFtlna guaranteed
+ttn ttsf 80 fnn
tAufNa AND GEhTfFIfN Md asdrr
g. infredore nf ~onasftsi frrAtnsni
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03

sl~ats been mystery chat vocation
yHa srs adapted fsf etc WIZ aoi zee
The hrsif Trst rsatiuEs ffu- satirfae-
TOO Fuarautra. tes i'ins. neAF West
taka Market
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
PSYCHOLOGISTS

MADAM AhMAftA
Enuftan FhfrHaiaEiag
itrada rauf snflfs life.
SWING kdtiru on
family tfpuhiss
iukH spcr uiatiun.
marriage sepa Fas
tiHHs ehst steps %
taha Ca ts success
ti united ths sspa
rate explains
fhiaEs ahieh have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
CITY TESTS FIRE
PROOF ROOFINeS

Competitive tests OF fireproof
roofingB VIII be made under the az.
rection az T. tosenhans. superin.
tendcnt OF the department Of build.
ings. at tho city hall. at the end
OF the week.
Prepared roofing materials will
be pi,ted against corrugated iron
and asbestos. and fire tests will be
applied from above and beneath.
The council recently passed an
ordinance classifying asbestos and
corrugated iron az the only official
flreprcof roofing for docks. The
prepared roofing men have asked
for the test.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
J. W. BRYAN MOVES

James w. Bryan, former con.
gressman. and Ewing =. Colyin.
lawyers. Monday changed their of
ice location from the New York
block 10 900 Alaska building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03

Lunch Mt the Hollywood. 2t2
Pike.-Adv.
coliseum Theatrea-the world =
largest photopiay house-wiil open
"Wednesday. January 8.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
Acreage for Sale


LtrrtK FARN
DA LAKE WAHlttNHTpM
~ hifsiaHf foe sell tuns house
taH tsrrment eide tffandas 4
HH sides - house siesirie
lights telephone beautiful fnuh-
toto - ruunina spfins ratsF -
ffuat patd nise la~m fruit tree.
fH fHii teafiea aar~s al cleared
ahd boz eHifi afiHa richest kiHd ~
hisrR Bottom soil ffanffna nn
'nain euuufy read nuy 30
mln1frs -sis - fsfry aors
tIors f1 = . depot Far pfi.s
Rnd tffnis snans diF~ea TAKE
MafisHa rsf ana esunff ferris ~
MsaisVH pafs fa ths kfkiana -
fee - usrAs a Barras
voc DIAL Win as uimncr'
sna naf prepasitlaa
oS LAND
ffanfg 60 nar railis ART raups
ar ruHEE LAKES
HNuhoNtsif CurHrr WASH
wlu appeal sa Faa
a9Hi rnads Rtsses daiif trains niils
serreis safs. phone a. D. d
WH's 10 80 D. tt NElkfstJDifN. MAJ
Lamb Dept it7t o.. u Hnsuh Hiae
seattle
rhHEE iAkEz ttsHER co
MUST sELi.
fne level tract aida lad 80 sefss
tn #nahnmish So ctsss to srhssoi and
"atipa. @ast b .aia far see Irs
snap fnuaife sis uf~sa uds
AcHEa nH maad-s eansl snsp' tiIF
10 sefrs on uaoas canal close &,
rsisr. tfee - seFes. - rauisbs good
seii isas Sc oscar nfown. nsbset.
wasa
rNbER foREcfnkrnr
~ acres near #satfls. rirs level tssrf.
faces easntg road. grange eati
school. tsef gives cisAf ufi. vui
arfAnEs terms SO kantsrs tits An
Bars hihE
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AZ cleared in cultivation. arFs. ornef
inset haea usaner ard eli ssii fef
itfa Yea rent clear iaad faf ihis
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YoH sALE heap. acre. sith h6ass
barn sNd sell 90 Pacific hiEhssY
- MsI,o Ns-1.,iils WEI
Lots for Sale
FOH sALB - rinsst Vacant residence
zoe o. city - Nnsth Yakima htatss
g. tsfi alley narsain price isae
cash. ar use wtih some terms. ~
owusr Room SOLE Hotel t<e@. -
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i4--Houscs tor Sale
isog -t.rpam cottass. sirhfir tat I'm
pruesmeuts ali ~ and palf fnquira
$40 East ssth -
8 tse- NtCg nsp room cottage. on
30 foot tai usaean hUi
81 see Nice. nra f-ru1m house on ta.
foot Hearen hiu corner
90 SEQ room house and - acres rich.
cleared land 81 inmates from
city hall sasY terms
toe--i.u'. queen Anne hiu
BuTHw Ett. q CROCKETT Main tHa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
23---Personals

Lonely Young lady. az. 2f
weight 1876. height 3 feet g. dark brow
hair violet blue eyes. fair complexion
sweet, lovabie disposition. American
college education, refined. cultured. az.
com plished IN music enjoys gae1
health easy to gei along with. property
worth $4,000. Will inherit ca. 900 more.
yearly income 81 200. would marry
bright. refined gentleman capable ,
looking after her property Some man
answering may secure wife who viii
assist financially More particulars
for any man answering quick. inclas-
ing some postage Address Sincere e
(B-6f4. valley. Web. fN0 general de.
iigeflesB This notice IL genuine
"ANEHfcAM' please answer. Box 3gt
Kstchikan. Alaska
REFfNED business man Of means Wishes
20 meet respectable. agreeable lady.
competent homemaker. scsudlnavi1n
preferred IS 10 90 object mstff-
mony No general deliveries answered
Address D-15. star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
a6--Homesteads

BIG INDIAN RESERVATION TO
OPEN
$50 900 acres fruit. urubsr farm. min.
erai lands send IS cents rtfh this
al for copies with reliable data shout
this great region Daily World Dept
4. Wenatrhse wash
FOH SALE 1i-H acres a.roofn house
barn Price 500 Fer particulars -.
dress WIN knhler. guiircnr wash
ol-Public Notices
CHANCE OF VEasrLfa SkNF
NOTICE ~ HEREBY utVEN that under
chapter ioi Lave ~ 1891 and Article
a.. Customs Regulations Of 1918 ana In
pursuance ~ authority granted ~ tho
Secretary ~ Commerce. on tho apfltra.
tinu - T. y Harris Co. sole osa srs
the name ~ tho American Eas Sew
wilson. burden ~ tons Ero.. nfflcial
number sopbTi. has been changed to
HEAKfar
ROSCOE n DHrMHELf.EW
Collector - customs
Seattle. Washington. December gs. 1915.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03

Coliseum Theatre world :
largest phutoplsy house-~will open
Wednesday, January b.
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s-For Sale Miscellaneous

I7""TF ~ WTUT0W Tfa"IHE mould N =
inside finish. either ~ the fiaf ~ in
acts building papef. etc
Ass fRr free catalogue so. 81 Estimates
furnished
- WILLIAMS Cu
tMsnufacfsrrrst
Fhens Mafn ittr 1913 F4rs Ns~
NOW r. the time % get a Better phone
graph feur cd one takru in - paft
payment 1873 Wesiiaks Elliott 4eft
MusfeHi Record rArhanE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03

PHo-PECToRs learn anayinr In ens
month AZ 212i Elliot ave Psrphist
IS 10 VALUE troussr. for o.. 50. Lundduist.
Lily upstairs clothes shop. Green bldg
on and pike
ORIGINAL aoBER BARBER SCHOOL
72a Occidental Ave
Men snf women We teach me barber
trade thoroughly: wages while learn
ing assist IN securing positions. over
~ years In psa,ti.
BY DOING business upstairs Traeis sell.
mems i2b suits and ovsrcaa'~ FOR tIs
Tracis's Upstairs Suit shop. soGn Third
ave
EAvASAu0H " no hats 1905 ist ave
MODERN BARBER COLLEGE 100 Main
A.. pays wages 70 men and women ~htts
learning barber trade assists you So.
curing positions 20 colleges gard year
IN business Catalogues free
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2S-Spiritual Mediums

25-Spiritual Mediums
NM CfFutEE%E
The Warlf Fafrnus Trance Medium
fnsf Arrived FROM fhr Easf
Consult her about anything hHsinHs-
family affairs love afairs moneT
matters before going nn Journeys e'r.
sof fn fact ask her about Anything
ssu may Uish 20 knaw
The information abe gives ui'l positively
assaura ZOO Fer years she baa proven
her uonderfui Eifi 10 TIE leading p~a-
pir - thr Esst. Including business
men. doctors. lawyers ard s0isHitsis
tt.r rasss are within reach ~ an
esttsfartisu guaranteed or money re-
funded
49, her naH bssorr So 10 fe1 iai~
NME CYPHfENNE
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rtirf Ave Apts and
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20-Male Situation

BOoKKEEPEH and stenogrBphsr. VoUns
man who has hnd years experience
can furnish best ~ references badt5
IN need ~ employment having de
pendents upon him. An npporfupft,
rather than salary an object Phone
Nosth ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03
Female Help Wanted

WANTED Women Tor Foverunent Jobs.
so month. pull unnrcsssary write
Immediately for lst positions obtain.
able Franklin Institute Dept 74tK.
Hoehsstsr. "
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
When Spray Doesn't
Stick

According to the Experiment Station
Record, two Frenchmen, V. Vermorel
and e. Dantony, have perfected a
means of making bordeaux mixture
stick, and to better enable it to wet the
foliage to which it is applied. This
process is through the addition Of
casein to the spray mixture.
For the preparation Of the casein,'
says the Record, ut Is suggested that
so grams of powdered casein be added
to 100 grams of freshly slaked pow
dered lime, mixed with small amount
of water in the form Of paste. After
this has stood for short period, an
additional amount of water may be
added. until about "a liter of liquid is
obtained. This is then added to 100
liters of bordeaux mixture and is said
to increase the adhesiveness very
greatly.
Gelatin has been found to confer
upon sprays containing 1t an excellent
spreading and wetting capacity and
perfect adherence. Casein proved to
be one of the best agents for increas-
ing the wetting capacity Of a spray,
and, to leave almost entirely intact the
chemical composition of the precipi-
tate, which it is adapted to distribute
and fix upon the leaves.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

Whether Raising Industry Profitable Depends Upon
Kind of Treatment the Birds Receive Upon the
Nearness of the Plant to Good Market

or disturb pigeons or squads any more
than Is absolutely necessary.
Squads are ready for market usually
from ~ to AZ weeks of age, and
up to this time they are fed by their
parents. They must be sent to market
promptly as the period during which
they are in best condition rarely ex-
ceeds one week. SQUADS are in good
market condition when fully feathered
under the wings, which is usually
about the time they begin to leave tho
nest. If they are not killed at this
time they soon lose their baby fat and
their flesh begins to harden.
Catch the squads to be marketed
in the morning before they are fed
by their parents, so that their CROPS
Will be empty. Squads are usually
killed in the same manner as poultry
by cutting the arteries in the back
part of the roof of the mouth and
piercing tho brain. but If sent to mar
ket without plucking they are usually
killed by wringing or breaking the
neck. The latter Is done by pressing
the thumb against the place whore
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

The Inhabitants Of this country are
notably fruit-loving and fruit-eating
people. Notwithstanding this, how
ever. fruit culture has grown to be
classed among the specialties. and few
persons who consume fruit are actual
growers. The possibilities in fruit Gull
ture upon restricted areas have been
very generally overlooked, with the
result that many persons who own a
city lot, a suburban home, or even a
farm, now look upon fruit as luxury.
This can all be changed, and much Of
the land which Is now practically waste
and entirely unremunerative can be
made to produce fruits In sufficient
quantity to give them a regular place
upon the family bill of fare and at the
same time add greatly to the attrac-
tiveness of the table and healthfulness
of the@diet The home production Of
fruit stimulates an interest in and a
love for natural objects which can
only be acquired by that familiarity
with them which, comes through their
culture. The cultivation Of fruits
teaches discrimination. A grower is
much more Intelligent buyer than one
who has not had the advantages Of
tasting the better dessert sorts as they
come from the tree. If every pur-
chaser was a good judge of the differ
ent kinds of fruits, the demand for
fruits of high quality. to produce
which is the ambition of every anna
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

Is worth II to Z loads Of manure as
usually stored. Moreover, with con-
crete pits the supply of manure is tn
creased by all the liquid manure, the
richest part, from the barn cutters and
feeding floors.
Shallow manure pits do very well
where the manure can be frequently
hauled to the fields. The walls and
floor should be five inches thick. The
clear dimensions of convenient pit
are: Depth. feet; width. feeti
length, IL feet. Dig the trench
It. 5 in. 6 It. 10 in. IL It. 10 in.
BY keeping the sides vertical only an
inside form will be needed. Have
enough woven-wire fencing ~ feet
long to cover tho bottom Of the pit
Lay the wire with an even division
OF the extra length. 80 that IL may
project upward into the side walls.
The wire is laid after inches thick
ness Of concrete has been put IN. The
remaining three inches should be
tamped in after the wire has been
placed. Remove the forms after tho
concrete has set four days. The pit
may be used after 10 days.
Where manure is to be stored for
considerable length Of time, larger
pits or basins are required. Such pits
are seldom made over s feet deep Gin
the clear at the deeper end) and are
wide enough that the manure may be
loaded on a spreader in the pit and
drawn up a roughened concrete IN
cline or run. The slope for such a
run must not be sleeper than / foot
up to feet out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
BY f. H. CIIITTENDEN

range, and its injury is more wide
spread now than formerly.
There are several methods by which
the catalpa sphinx may be readily de-
stroyed The caterpillars may be
gathered by hand, the foliage of the
trees may be sprayed with arsenical
poisons, the pupae may be destroyed
by spading the ground around the tree
trunks in the fall and, indirectly, the
sphinx may be destroyed by protecting
the parasitic insects which attack it.
Owing to its large size. the caterpillar
Is easily seen and can be controlled
by hand picking. A long ladder and
a 12-foot pole primer or similar de-
vice will be necessary in this work.
Where hand picking is difficult the
application Of an arsenical spray or
com bination Of arsenicals and Bor-
deaux mixture is the best method Of
their control. The proper arsenical
spray would be made with either
pound Of Paris green or 3 pounds OF
arsenate of lead to so gallons OF water
When the combined spray is used the
same quantity of arsenical should be
mixed with so gallons of Bordeaux
mixture .inctead of the water. The
danger that free arsenic may burn the
foliage is lessened and the Bordeaux
mixture may control leaf spot and
other similar diseases which affect
the catalpa. The spray may be APP
piled with small outfit for young
trees or with a large high-power ma
chine such as is used in spraying high
trees along city avenues.
The caterpillar is attacked by
number of parasites and the entomol-
ogists advise tree owners to encourage
the propagation Of these natural enc
mics of the sphinx. One of these.
minute four winged. wasplfke fly, lays
its eggs in the sphinx caterpillar. This
is the same fly which attacks tobacco
and tomato hornworms. The eggs of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

the bones Of. the neck Join the head.
until the head Is dfslocated. In stick
ing. the squads are hung by their legs
on nails or hooks, with their wings
double-locked. After they are stuck
the feathers are Immediately plucked
clean with the exception OF the head,
and the birds are cooled either by
placing them in cold water or by hang
ing them in a cool place. The crop
should be cut open and thoroughly
cleaned If 1t contains any feed.
Squads should be graded according
to size and quality, as dark colored
and small squads tend to lower the
price paid for an entire shfpme nt Of
mixed squads. They are usually
packed for shipment in a good supply
of cracked ice, breasts UP. with par
aff1n paper between each layer Of ice
and squads. Some express companies
have special rate for SQUAD
shipments, which should be secured
wherever possible. The express
charges on small shipments Of squads
reduce the profit materially, making it
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

It is e debatable question with squad
breeders today whether birds should
be kept in small or large focks. While
one will advocate keeping not over
fifty pairs in a loft, another will advo-
cate keeping twenty-five, and a third
will claim that there is no harm In
keeping 200 pairs together. Observa-
i tons have led the writer to believe
that forty pairs can be kept together
quite successfully. These should have
about nifty square feet of floor space
and the lofts should be at least six feet
high.
There should also be fly from six
to eight feet high the width Of the loft
and from twenty to thirty feet in
length. Some breeders make the fly
high enough SO that 1t will extend over
part of the roof Of the pigeon house.
in order that the birds may sit in the
sun This is not only Injurious to the
roof. but encourages the birds to lazy
habits, whereas to get successful re-
suits in breeding they must be kept
working or at least not encouraged to
idleness.
The estimated cost Of feeding pair
of pigeons varies from 81 to $3.50 a
year. Reports from number OF
pigeon farms give an average cost Of
Ss1.32.
Clear drinking water, grit, broken
oyster shell, and charcoal should be
kept before the pigeons all the time.
Salt is' fed to pigeons In various forms.
and a supply of this material is gen
orally considered essential. Pigeons
not accustomed to eating fine salt are
apt to eat too much If given a large
quantity at one time, although fine
salt is used with good success by many
careful feeders. Salt may be fed in
lump form, such as rock salt or as
fine salt moistened and baked into a
hard lump, without danger of the pig
cons eating too much. Salt may also
be fed mixed with grit, charcoal. and
Ioyster shell.
Pans of water should be provided
daily except during the winter and
placed in the yards or f1yways. These
bath pans are usually filled in the
morning and emptied about noon.
They should be used only about twice
week during the winter but should
then be kept on the floor of the house
AS squads are reared and fed by
both of the parent birds on a thick.
creamy mixture called pigeon milk.
produced in the crop of the pigeons.
! it Is essential that pigeons rearing
squads have a plentiful supply of grain
to insure rapid growth of the. young.
Pigeons usually feed the squads
shortly after they themselves are fed
and should not be disturbed at that
time, thus making it advisable to
water them before they are fed. Care
should always be taken not to brighten