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nearby towns. This is indeed a good ti'ade for the squab 

 breeder to cater to for liaving pleased one housewife slie will 

 invariably tell another or others about having purchased sucti 

 nice squabs from you and in tliat way your private trade will 

 grow. Lool'C through your lofts and see how many squabs will 

 be ready for market at a certain time and then send out neatly 

 typewritten or printed cards stating that you will have so 

 many squabs ready on a certain date and solicit an order. 

 Send these cards to people \\lioni you kno«' can afford to pay 



HUNdAJilANS 



Notice tho graceful caiTiaKo. — Photo from Wilson Pig:eon Farm, 



"Wilson. Kan. 



market prices for your pioiluct. Join the American Squab 

 Breeders Association and get the lienefit of the literature that 

 they publish and sell to their members at cost. Distribute 

 these booklets around among prospects and you will be sur- 

 prised at the good that they will do for you. 



In shipping or delivering squabs to private trade the breeder 

 must be very particular to wrap the birds up neatly and com- 

 pactly. It is surprising to know how much a neatly wrapped 

 package counts for. See the last two paragraphs in Cliapter 18 

 for advice concerning the preparation of squabs for private 

 trade. 



