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At the present time the writer has on his plant newly con- 

 structed buildings, built according to specially laid plans that 

 have been worked out after years of practical experience and 

 much thought on this subject, and without a single exception 

 squab breeders of local and national reputation who have visited 

 this plant, have approved of every detail of this construction. 

 Some, however, have at first offered objections to certain ideas, 

 because they used different plans, but when these things have 

 been explained to them and proved by test and demonstration 



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FRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR END OF SQUAB HOUSE 



to be correct, they have been quick to agree and approve of 

 same. As an illustration: Recently a man visited the plant who 

 has several thousand squab breeders, but has been using the 

 single nesting system. In going out to the plant he stated that 

 he did not believe the double nest system would keep birds from 

 building back in the same nests with their young and that two 

 pairs would frequently be found to occupy one double nest. 

 That is to say one pair would build in one nest and another pair 

 in the connecting nest. He also stated that by building the nest 

 up off the floor 20 inches, and having the nest on tvvo side 

 walls, with a light going into the nest room from the front and 



