be done by women, children, or those who are not strong 

 enough for the more laborious occupations of life. At the 

 same time it is a business which men of afEairs need not 

 hesitate to undertake as there are squab farms on which 

 pigeons are kept by tens of thousands with great profit. 



The squab business may be commenced with small capital 

 and rapidly increased from the increase of the flock, as each 

 pair of breeding birds will produce at least twelve in a year 

 so the increase is very rapid. 



So great has the demand for a book which would give all 

 the details of the business of squab-raising become, that we 

 have felt compelled to publish this book. In it we have tried 

 to answer all the questions which a beginner would ask and 

 give all the details so plainly that any one can begin breeding 

 pigeons and raising squabs with success. The instructions 

 given are based on actual experience in raising squabs and 

 we have tried to write so plainly that any one can understand 

 just how to begin and continue in the business. 



Those who follow the instructions here given, may look 

 forward with confidence to a successful career as pigeon- 

 breeders provided they begin with the right kind of breeding 

 stock — the Frank Foy kind, the kind which produces heavy- 

 weight, plump, white-fleshed squabs. 



FRANK FOY. 



Des Moines, Iowa. 



