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running water for drinking and bathing — so essential to the 

 health of pigeons — will be an ideal site, and will require a 

 minimum of expense and daily work in caring for the stock. 

 Of course such sites can only be obtained in the country. 



I In no case should a house be built for more than 250 

 pairs, nor more than 50 pairs be kept in each section. It 

 must be so designed as to be well ventilated and easily kept 



: clean, secure from attacks of mice, rats, and other animals, 

 and not subject to drafts of air. 



FEEDS AND OTHER SUPPLIES. 



In these receptacles should be kept a generous supply of 

 sifted cracked corn, Canada peas, wheat, German millet, 

 Kafir corn, and hemp. These are the six principal feeds. 

 j On the floor of each pen keep about a peck of clean sand 

 evenly spread. Procure three boxes about the size of small 

 cigar boxes; fill one about one-third full of fine table salt, 

 the second with cracked oyster shells, pigeon size, and the 

 third with ground charcoal, about as fine as ground coffee. 

 These three substances are very essential to the health of 

 pigeons. Clean out and replenish each of these boxes weekly. 

 Do not fail to keep the salt box filled and before them all 

 the time, for the health of pigeons demands it. 



A room 8 by 10 feet will accommodate 50 pairs very com- 

 fortably. The fly should be extended 32 feet if possible. 



Pigeons should be fed twice a day — in the summer time 

 at 6:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m., in the winter at 7:30 a. m. 

 and 3 p. m. 



The best kinds of feed to use are cracked corn, red wheat, 

 Kafir corn, millet, peas, hemp, and rice. In the morning 



