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REMEMBER THIS. 



Your success depends upon the kind of stock you buy. It 

 is much better to buy good stock at a fair price than it is to 

 get poor stock for nothing. No man can tell by looking at a 

 lot of breeding pigeons whether they are good breeders or 

 not. No man can tell whether they will produce squabs with 

 white flesh or dark, squabs that will weigh ten pounds to the 

 dozen or six pounds. No one can even guess at the age of a 

 pair of pigeons and those which are old and worn out look 

 just as well as those which are only a year old. 



The whole future of the beginner depends upon getting 

 stock which is right in every way. Imported birds are of all 

 ages and qualities. American-bred birds, if bought of a re- 

 putable breeder, may be depended upon to produce a large 

 proportion of heavy, light-fleshed squabs and properly se- 

 lected and mated pairs will go to work and breed regularly 

 as soon as they have become accustomed to their new home. 



