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good flat maize, maple peas, dari, and wheat. This is 

 fattening, and the birds will thrive on it. 



The young should be removed from their parents at 

 twenty-eight days old, when they are fit to kill. If taken 

 away and allowed to fend for themselves before being 

 killed they lose weight very considerably during the first 

 ten days, and, therefore, it is best to kill them immediately 

 they are old enough to wean. 



There are various methods of cooking, either in a pigeon 

 pie with steak, roasted or stewed, and a nice young pigeon 

 well cooked is a luxury. Many recipes for their prepara- 

 tion for the table will be found in the ordinary cookery 

 books. 



One of the benefits of being a pigeon fancier is that 

 the surplus stock of any variety can be turned to account 

 for the table. 



THE END. 



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