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CHAPTER IV 



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OTHER BREEDS OF UTILITY PIGEONS 53 



Homers 53 



Giant Runts 55 



Hungarians ^^ 



Maltese 61 



Swiss Mondaines 6* 



Polish Lynx 67 



White Kings 68 



Cross Breeds 71 



CHAPTER V 



FEEDS AND FEEDING 74 



When and How to Feed 74 



What to Feed 77 



Composition of Pigeon Feed 80 



Table of Food Analysis 85 



Grains and Seeds 86 



Feeding Bread to Pigeons 89 



What Pigeon Milk Is 90 



The High Cost of Feed. 91 



CHAPTER VI 



GRIT, CHARCOAL, SALT AND WATER 92 



Grit, Sand and Gravel 92 



Charcoal 93 



Oyster Shell 94 



Salt 94 



Sulphate of Iron ; . . 95 



Drinking Water lor Pigeons 96 



Bathing 98 



CHAPTER VII 



CARE OF PENS, BANDING, NESTING MATERIAL 101 



Care of Squab' Plant 101 



Care of Fly Pens 102 



How to Band 102 



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