14 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



RAISING SQUABS FOR PROFIT 



Is there money in squabs? This is usually the first question 

 that flashes across our mind when we first learn of the industry, 

 and again the question is first asked when we contemplate enter- 

 ing the business. Even those actually engaged in a small or 

 irregular way often ask of themselves: Is there money in squabs? 



For the benefit of all interested, I will give a synopsis of the 

 possibilities of the squab business, and some facts and figures 

 which should convince every "doubting Thomas" that money 

 can be made raising squabs. Almost any industry can be 



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figured out with pencil jand a piece of paper to meet the require- 

 ments of a skeptical mind, and for that reason I will not under- 

 take to figure the profits of the business from an assumed 

 basis. I will give the cost of breeders; the cost of equipment; 

 how much it takes to feed and care for squab producers; the 

 number of squabs an average pair will produce annually under 

 normal conditions; and the average market value of squabs in 

 the various sections of the United States. With these facts one 

 can make his own calculations, taking into consideration his 

 locality, market facilities, the number of birds he expects to 

 handle, and the amount of time he expects to devote to the 

 business. While there are thousands of people throughout the 



