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HOW TO MAKE A CHEAP 

 SHIPPING CRATE, by F. B. Shepard. 



The crate we use for retail, or indi- 

 vidual, trade in dozen lots as shown in 

 the picture is made of strips of any 

 light, tough wood except pine, as the 

 odor from pine might taint the squabs. 

 The strips should be sand-papered so 

 that the crate will look and be clean, 

 The'cover is fastened at the back with 

 wire loops, not hinges. The cover is 

 fastened at the front with pieces of iron 

 wire three inches long, which you bend 

 around the heads of two nails. The 

 strips of wood are seven-eighths of an 

 inch or one inch wide. The nails 

 are wire brads, three-quarters of an 

 inch long, not only driven in but 

 clinched where possible. 



Each squab is wrapped in waxed 

 paper. Six squabs are put on the 

 bottom of the crate, breasts up, and 

 six more on top, breasts up, thus the crate be- 

 ing filled. 



The express company is conquered by such 

 a crate. It is so light (it weighs only seven- 

 teen ounces) , that the additional express 

 charges amount to little or nothing. It has 

 cost less than would be asked to transport it 

 back home, so your customer can keep it. 



SELLING 2000 DOZEN SQUABS A WEEK, 

 by Ray S. Long. A short time ago I had 

 occasion to step into the New York store of 

 Heine man Brothers, to see how their business 

 was, and it is needless to say that I was greatly 

 impressed with their methods of handling 

 their big trade. They have a very large, 

 spacious building in Washington Street well 

 equipped with every modem appliance for 

 carrying on their extensive business, which is 

 located in one of the busiest sections of lower 

 New York. They handle all kinds of poul- 

 try, game, etc, but that which most attracted 

 my attention was the enormous trade in 

 squabs. This trade is attended to in a very 

 quick and efficient manner, consequently they 

 have to have plenty of squabs on hand in 

 order to supply the demand, which calls for 

 from fifteen hundred dozen to two thousand 

 dozen squabs weekly, most of which are used 

 by many of the large hotels, restaurants and 

 steamships They are at all times in a 

 position to handle good squabs and pay the 

 highest prices for them, as they cater to a 

 fancy trade which demands a good squab, one 

 that is white and plump weighing from seven 

 and one-half to twelve pounds to the dozen. 

 They pay the best price for birds of this w^eight. 

 In packing for shipment, great care should be 

 used in arranging the squabs according to 

 size, color and general appearance. It takes 

 only a little more time and attention but it 

 more than pays one in the end, for the squabs 

 command a better price. 



The squab market in New York is never 

 overcrowded with first-grade squabs. I ad- 

 vise those who are raising squabs to raise only 

 A No. 1 birds, for then they need never fear of 



TEN-CENT SHIPPING CRATE FOR ONE DOZEN SQUABS. 



Inside dimensions, in inches, 14 long, 7 wide, 6 high. Strips are 

 one inch wide. Weight 17 ounces. 



not finding a good active market for them at 

 all times. Everywhere the trade is demand- 

 ing good squabs and is willing to pay for them. 

 It doesn't pay to waste one's time raising in- 

 ferior ones, so get busy and produce the kind 

 that is wanted 



The Heineman Brothers are always ready 

 to receive squabs, so do not be afraid of send- 

 ing them too many fine ones, for they can 

 handle any number. 



You will be pleased and encouraged to 

 know that many of those who ship squabs to 

 this concern state that their parent stock is 

 from Mr. Rice's famous Plymouth Rock birds. 

 Letters come to them telling of the good re- 

 sults obtained which are simply due to their 

 being started right by Mr. Rice, and it pays to 

 start them right, for then one does not meet 

 with the discouragements that many do who 

 buy cheap birds; further, their trade is con- 

 tinually demanding squabs raised from the 

 Plymouth Rock stock, giving evidence of the 

 sterling qualities of these birds, 



MATTING STRAWS FOR NESTING, by 

 Edward Rice, Texas. A good substitute for 

 tobacco stems is matting straws unwoven 

 and cut into five or six-inch lengths. They 

 make a thick and compact nest and the 

 birds like them if they are sweet and not too 

 old. In this way a cheap but good nesting 

 material may be provided. Some may think 

 that they are not good because they don't 

 keep away mites and lice, but I think cleanli- 

 ness is the best thing for that purpose anyhow. 



WIRE DOOR FOR VENTILATION, oy 

 Edward Rice, Texas. In order to give my 

 pigeons plenty of fresh air I have removed 

 the wooden door in my loft and put a wire 



one in its place. The air inside the house is 

 always fresh, .^s the door is in the east end 

 of the house it allows the sun to shine in and 

 warm up things on winter mornings, and 

 also aliows the easterly breezes to blow 

 through it in summer. Sometimes I close 

 the door on cold nights. 



