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advantage that may be obtained in size, them to us. In the winter of 1902 we received 

 The breeding of pigeons is fascinating to a clipping from the New York Evening Sun 

 most people. It is true there are some of Feb. 28, 1902, in which white squabs were 

 losses, but with care and some experience quoted at $5 a dozen and dark squabs at 

 in management the few losses that occur to $3.50 a dozen. We are told that the New 

 the beginner may be reduced to a very small York Evening Sun prints every Friday even- 

 percentage. The work is light and not as ing a household market column giving quo- 

 exacting as in some other lines, affording a tations on squabs. 



lucrative employment almost from the start The Rural New Yorker, an old-established 

 to those who are not strong, as well as to and progressive farmers' weekly, printed the 

 the most robust. A flock once mated will following quotations for squabs as whole- 

 give but little concern to their owner, as sale prices ruling Feb. 6, 1903: "Squabs 

 they remain constant for life regardless of prime large white, per dozen, $3.75; mixed, 

 the numbers contained in the flock, and for $2.75 and $3; dark, $2 and $2.50." 

 years will amply repay in profit and pleas- The Albany (New York) Express, on Feb. 

 ure for the feed and care given them." 9, 1903, printed the following quotations: 



We wish to call the special attention of "Squabs, native, $5; Philadelphia squabs, $5 



our readers to that portion of the above per dozen; pigeons, $1.50 per dozen." 



article by Mr. Spiller where he says that the The Chicago Tribune, on March 10, 1902, 



cost of a. pair of breeders is eighty cents a printed the following quotations: "Squabs, 



year. We say the cost is sixty cents a year, prime, large, white, per dozen, $3." 



In his article, Mr. Spiller says nothing The St. Louis Republic, on Dec. 2, 1902, 



about keeping the pigeon manure free from printed the following quotations: '"'Squabs, 



dirt and selling it to tanneries. This must white, choice, dozen, $2.75 and $3; mixed, 



be done in order to hold the feed bill down $2.25 and $2.50; prime dark, $1.87 and $2." 



to its lowest notch. We say that the The San Francisco Chronicle, on April 2, 



manure will pay one-third of the grain bill, 1902, printed the following quotations: 



and taking Mr. Spiller's figure of eighty "Pigeons, young, $2.50 and $2.75; ditto, old, 



cents, and deducting one-third from it, we $1.50 and $1.75." 



have as the net cost fifty-three cents. SQUABS IN THE STATE OF WASHING- 



We asked one of our friends living in TON. The squab raisers in New Jersey, New 

 West Newton, Mass., to ask Mr. Spiller if York and Pennsylvania are very well satis- 

 his estimate of cost was made when he was fied with the New York and Philadelphia 

 saving the manure and selling it to tanner- markets for squabs, and we have done con- 

 ies. Mr. Spiller replied by letter as follows siderable talking about the New York niar- 

 under date of Feb. 16th, 1903: "No, the ket ourselves, but let us tell you that tie 

 manure was not taken into consideration at market for squabs on the Pacific Coast is a 

 all. I do not know what the tanneries pay fine one, too. Here in the East we think 

 for it." Seattle is a long way from home and you 



The owners of large flocks of common pig- may find some city chaps around us who 



eons in the West who are breeding squabs think that city is but just on the edge of 



for market do not sell the manure and for the tall timber. If you live out in Michigan, 



this reason they lose an important source of Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, 



revenue. It is remarkable to us th.it or any state in that section, you ought to 



pigeons pay with them at all. Certainly the feel pretty sure that the markets for squabs 



manure is a very important by-product, and around you are good, after you have read 



you should figure on selling It just as you -what we are going to tell you here about the 



figure on selling the squabs. market for squabs in Seattle and its vicinity. 



NEWSPAPER MARKET QUOTATIONS. These letters were obtained for us by "a 



Only a few of the daily newspapers of the customer who lives near Seattle: 



country are in the habit of printing regularly Fulton Market, corner Second avenue and 



market quotations on squabs. The Boston Columbia street, Seattle, Wash. (Feb. 11, 



Globe has an article about once a week for 1903): "Yours at hand and will say that if 



the information of the household and in this your birds are as you say, we can use on an 



article squabs are regularly quoted. A-t average of twenty dozen per week at $2.50 



Thanksgiving time, 1902, the Globe quoted per dozen, feathers on." 



squabs at from $4 to $5 per dozen. In the A. D. Blowers & Co., 817-819 Western ave- 



Globe of Feb. 14th, 1903, squabs were quoted nue, Seattle, Wash. (Feb. 12, 1903): "Your 



at $4.50 and $5 per dozen. If our New Eng- valued favor to hand regarding squabs. In 



land customers will buy a copy of the Friday reply will say that most of the squabs used 



or Saturday Globe each week, they will prob- in this city are brought from the east and 



a'bly find this household article containing held in cold storage, so that native birds 



the quotations for squabs on one of those will no doubt sell much better than thia 



days. article. We have made some inquiry about 



Our customers sometimes cut from the them and find that it will be no trouble In 



newspapers quotations for squabs and send selling four to six dozen a week, and no 



