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Chapter I. — ^The Pioeon Loft : Importance of Proper Space — 

 Plan for a Moderate Loft — Loft in the Eoof of a House- 

 Internal Kttings of Loft — Various Breeding Arrangements 

 — ^Perches ... 1—14 



Chapter H. — Food and Feeding : Why Food dififers in Winter 

 and Summer — Proper Diet for Pigeons — Quantity a Pigeon 

 Eats — Hoppers — Green Food — Fountains — Salt Oat . . 14 — i'i 



Chapter III. — Breeding and Genekai MAifAOEMENi: The Sexes 

 in Pigeons — ^Matching — Settling in the Loft — Nest-pans — 

 Insect Vermin — Sitting — Hatching — Holding a Pigeon — The 

 Squeakers — Shifting — Nurses or Feeders — Artificial Feeding 

 — Moulting 24—46 



Chapter IV. — Pedigree Breeding : What is a Strain? — Tendency 

 to transmit Features to Posterity — Accumulation of such 

 Tendencies — ^Effects of Selection — Comparison with the 

 Hap-hazard Prooess-^Necessity of keeping up a Connective 

 Chain — In-breeding and Crossing — Practical Mode of Pro- 

 cedure — This Method fpUowed by all Practical Fanciers , 45 — 87 



Chapter V. — EjtHiEiTiNG Pigeons : Necessity of Exhibition in 

 some Form — Columbarian Society Shows — Boxes and Baskets 

 — Washing — Various Means of improving the Appearance of 

 Pigeons ... 68 — 65 



Chapter VT. — Carriers ., 66 — 85 



Vn.— Dragoons 86—97 



