18 PROFITABLE PIOEI.IN BREEDING 



liini. Ill order to make money out ot the squab busiitcss one 

 must apply sound business metliods to it. Lack of system and 

 poor ))usiuess judgment will be conducive only of ruin as in 

 any other line of endeavor. 



In making a start we wish to ad\ise all beginners to act 

 wisely in the purchase of their foundation stock no matter what 

 the breed might be nor what the variety. Do not try to get 

 sometliing for nothing for a case of tliis kind is usually tire 

 foreruimer of Jiitter disaiipointment if not of complete failure. 

 Decide upon \\ hat l.ireed you A\ish to make a start with and 

 then purchase a few pairs of Irigh grade birds from a reliable 

 breeder. Do not purchase your foundation stoclv from any 

 individual or concern printing ^^■ondcrful stories about their 

 extra grade stock. The honest and reliable breeder does not 

 have to print such stories in order to dispose of his birds. Be 

 careful not to buy from a dealer but rather from a breeder 

 wlio raises all the l.iirds he offers for sale. It he be honest he 

 will, no doubt, be willing to give you a liberal guarantee. Do 

 not purchase many birds at the start l:iut be content witii a few. 

 It is far more to your advantage to purchase three pairs of 

 birds at five dollars per pair than fifteen pairs at one dollar 

 per pair even though the amoinit invested is the same. Good 

 breeding stock, like good machinery, cannot he purchased 

 cheaply. Remember that you are laying a foundation upon 

 which a future is to be built and the more solid the foundation 

 the more secure the future \\ill be. No wise manufacturer will 

 equip his factory with old worn-out machinery because he 

 realizes that he cannot produce efficiently with such cqiiipmeni:. 

 So with a S([uah plant, the pigeons arc the machinery. 



You have a right to get what you pay for and it is to your 

 interest to insist on getting sound healthy breeding birds. The 

 birds with which you make your start should be not less than 

 one year old and not more tlian three years of age. These 

 birds should come to you i)ropcrly mated and banded so that 

 you can distinguish the mated pairs by looking at the leg bands. 



A pretentious home is not needed for breeding squabs. Any 



