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PROFITABLE PIGEON BREEDING 



that pen banded with bands of this color. Tlie male bird is 

 banded on the right leg and the female on the left leg. The 

 reason for having a different color ])and for each jien is to enable 

 the breeder to get a bird back into liis correct pen should one 

 get out. Each pair wears a different nuniberetl band in al! 

 cases. These bands are the means by wliicli the breeding rec 

 ords are kept. No birds shonld be allowed to remain nnbanded 

 at any time. The breeder that does not keep his birds accurately 

 banded can ne\er hope to keep his records straight. 



MODENA 

 rhcito from H. W. Barnelt. Oakland, Calif. 



