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the Homer. The presence of feathers on the legs of 

 the Duchesse made dressing more troublesome. 

 Dragoons also fell short. One of these birds is shown 

 in Fig. 8. 



There are numerous breeders in our section with 

 flocks of 500 to 2,000 pairs kept for squab raising. 

 The Homer constitutes the larger portion of these 

 flocks. Some of our breeders, however, have a sprink- 

 ling of the blood of the Dragoon, Duchesse, Runt, 

 Mondaines, Red Carneaux, Owls, Archangels and 

 Scandaroons. In fact, they have every variety ob- 

 tainable, besides crosses of many kinds. We are keep- 

 ing in touch with the yields of these flocks. Thus 

 far there is no evidence in size of squabs, number 

 produced, or prices realized, that makes us at all 

 envious. 



When a breeder produces a bird which will surely 

 surpass the Homer, we shall adopt it very quickly. 

 We shall cling to the Homer, however, until well satis- 

 fied that the new claimant is its equal, with a year's 

 yield as proof. We are in the business for the money 

 there is in selling squabs. It is to our advantage, there- 

 fore, to have the kind of birds that will produce the 

 best results in dollars and cents. 



