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breast and some claim that the breasts of these birds contain 

 more flesh than that section of any other breed of pigeons. 

 This fact alone would make them an ideal squab bird for in 

 rearing and marketing squabs we all should work for the max- 

 imum of breast meat, the consumer always being desirous of 

 securing this. They are splendid breeders and excellent feeders, 

 producing an average of eight pairs of squabs per year and 

 ttiese squabs arc invariably pound birds of clean white meat. 



The Maltese is bred principally today for exhibition and we 

 SCO some beautiful specimens at our leading shows. They 



SOME DANDT MALTESE 

 Photo froni A. F. Whelan & Son, Kansas City, Mo. 



are just an ideal bird for this purpose and the breed has several 

 men behind it who arc maliing great strides witli their birds. 



We find the Maltese in the following varieties: White, Black, 

 Red, Yellow, Blue and Silver. 



The head of the Maltese is a long one, is carried high and is 

 nicely curved from the forehead to the back skull. The cheek 

 bones are flat and what is desired by the standard for this sec- 

 tion seems to be an appearance of a goose head. The liead on 

 this bird is very gracefully carried and is nicely proportioned. 

 Flatness in the curvature from the forehead to the back skull 

 is considered a bad defect and should be guarded against. The 



