Squab raising
By: by William E. Rice
Contributors: United States. Department of Agriculture
Edition: Rev. May 1904.
Series: Farmers' bulletin / United States Department of Agriculture -- no. 177; Farmers' bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) -- no. 177.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Published: 1904
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Pigeons
Notes: Cover title.

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Table of contents: title: Buildings. pp. 5; title: The site. pp. 5; title: The house. pp. 5; title: Size and capacity. pp. 5; title: Light and ventilation. pp. 6; title: Materials and construction. pp. 6; title: Next boxes. pp. 7; title: The fly. pp. 8; title: Varieties of pigeons. pp. 11; title: The Homer. pp. 11; title: The Dragoon. pp. 11; title: The Duchesse. pp. 11; title: The Runt. pp. 12; title: Lessons from observations and experience. pp. 12; title: Breeding. pp. 13; title: Mating up. pp. 13; title: Keeping a record. pp. 13; title: Inbreeding and crossing. pp. 14; title: Feeds and feeding. pp. 15; title: The feed room. pp. 15; title: Feeds and other supplies. pp. 15; title: Feeding troughs. pp. 15; title: Rations. pp. 16; title: Special feeds. pp. 16; title: Time of feeding. pp. 16; title: Feeding indoors. pp. 16; title: A few cautions. pp. 16; title: - How the squabs are fed. pp. 17; title: Cost of feeding. pp. 18; title: Watering. pp. 18; title: Other details of management. pp. 19; title: Bathing. pp. 19; title: Whitewashing. pp. 19; title: Cleaning. pp. 19; title: Light-weight squabs. pp. 20; title: Transferring a squab. pp. 20; title: Killing and dressing. pp. 21; title: Preparation. pp. 21; title: Killing the squabs. pp. 21; title: Dressing the squabs. pp. 21; title: Marketing. pp. 23; title: Diseases, parasites, and remedies. pp. 23; title: Diseases. pp. 23; title: Going light. pp. 23; title: Roup. pp. 23; title: Vertigo. pp. 24; title: Leg and wing troubles. pp. 24; title: Canker. pp. 24; title: Cholera. pp. 25; title: General remedies. pp. 25; title: Gentian as a tonic. pp. 25; title: Sweet-fern tea. pp. 25; title: Lice. pp. 26; title: Causes of chilled eggs and dead squabs. pp. 26; title: A fighting cock bird. pp. 27; title: Birds not mated. pp. 27; title: Lack of vitality. pp. 28; title: Presence of mice. pp. 28; title: Suggestions regarding the purchase of breeding stock. pp. 28; title: Careless buying. pp. 28; title: Kinds to buy. pp. 29; title: How to buy. pp. 30; title: Summary. pp. 31.