TABLE OF CONTENTS 13 



CHAPTKIt XII 



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SDiLF-EEEDKKS K'J 



^Vdvantages of Self-Feeders — Disad\anLages of <3peii Trough 

 Feeding. 



CriAPTEH XIII 



CARING Fl )R THE LOFTS 93 



Cleanliness — Whitewash ing- and Spraj-ing — Repairing Lofts — 

 Results of an III Kept Loft. 



CHAPTER XIV 



HOW TO TELL SEX OF THiEliNS DG 



Common Rules for Same. » 



CHAPTER XV 



CULLING OS 



Definition — Beginners Too -Vnxious to Build up a Large Flock 

 to Realize Ad\'antages of Culling — Culling Should he Carefully 

 Studied — Non-producing Birds Should be Culled. 



CHAPTER XVI 



WHY SOME EGGS Di_1 NOT HATCH 101 



Disttirbing Eggs — Non-fertilit>' — Air Slaked Lime — Improper 

 Feeding. 



CHAPTER XVII 



PIGEON DISEASES AND THEIR REMEDIES 10-1 



Symptoms of and Remedies for Canker, Going Light, Sour 

 Crop, Colds, Roup, Loose Bowels, Feather Rot, Wing Lumps, 

 Mud Balls. 



CHAPTER XVIII 



PREPARING SQUABS FOR MARICET 112 



Two Markets, Private Trade and Commission Merchant — 

 Gathering Squabs — Killing Squabs — Plucking and Washing — 

 Shipping. 



CHAPTER XIX 



NESTING EQUIPMENT 117 



Orange Crates — Single Nest Systems — Double Nest Systems — 

 Nest Bowls, 



