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PROFITABLE PIGEON BREEDING 



hemp. It is surprising to see wliat an amount of grain will be 

 saved in tlie eonrse ot a year. Wasted grain very naturally 

 causes a reduction in the profits of the business. 



Little do some ))reeders realize how much time and labor 

 is saved liy using self-feeders. Tlie properly designed feeder 

 will hold enough grain to feed a pen of liirds three days. 

 Therefore, once in every three days \\e will fill the feeders 

 whereas if \\e feed in an open trough twice a day we feed 



SIXTEEN STALL HASCO FEEDER 

 Cover openr-d back showing- g:rain 



six times in tliree days or five times more tlian is necessary, 

 carrying grain in a bucket or container that many times. The 

 latter is a foohsh waste of time and labor. It would be far 

 better for the breedei- lo lie putting in liis time in some other 

 manner, say keeping i)roper records. 



It is a proven fact that larger squabs will be the result of 

 using self-feeders. Why? Simply because the parent birds 

 can eat al any time they desire and feed the stpialis as many 

 times a day as they may wish to. One will seldom find sipiabs 

 squeaking for feed where self-feeders are used, showing that 

 they are getting enough food. A careful investigation into this 



