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AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



squab house should not be too far away on account of thieves 

 or. meddlesome boys. 



The size of the plant, whether you live in town or the country, 

 and the location of other buildings should govern to a large 

 extent the location of your plant. 



You should select fairly level ground, if convenient, a space 

 that will enable you to face your building to the south. An 

 east or a north front is better than a west front, on account of 

 the afternoon sun shining directly against the front of the 

 building. 



The ground should be level and graded up in a way the water 





CROSS SECTION OF SQUAB HOUSE 

 Perspective view of aisle showing overhead chute and mating coops 



will run off and away from the squab house and fly pen. If 

 you can secure a load or two of gravel, it is a good plan to cover 

 the ground for some distance around the plant with it. This 

 will assist in draining the water off and in keeping the ground 

 from getting muddy in bad weather. Cinders will answer al- 

 most as well, but gravel should be used in the fly pens, as cind- 

 ers cut the birds' feet and do not furnish any grit for them to 

 eat like. gravel will. Cinders make a good thing to put under 

 the squab house to keep the rats from digging under. 



The ideal conditions are to have the ground around the house 

 and fly pen sown with grass seed, the fly pen covered with 

 gravel, and the ground under the house filled up with cinders 

 and gravel or cement walks leading to and around the plant. 



