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from $200 to $300 each, and a pajr of breeders that will not com' 

 niand $25 are likply to be ordinary birds. 



l^e^rn first to fancy the Turbit, then learn to care for them 

 successfully and raise the young, then buy one or tw<» gPod pair 

 in preference to ten ordinary pair, and with intelligent mating you 

 will have good results and be successful. 



The accompanying cut of some of my birds and a cut of an 

 English hen will give you some idea of their beauty, and you 

 may conclude for yourself whether you like the English or home- 

 grown the best. England has years of advantage over us in 

 breeding this handsome bird, but many a good one has been 

 brought here, and many good birds are raised in this country 

 to-day, but Turbits are not as generally raised here as in Eng- 



English Turbit. 



land for some reason or other, and the breeders of strictly high- 

 class blue-blood Turbits in this country to-day can be counted 

 on your fingers. 



The fancier \vho will take up the Turbit and hold to his 

 oars until he reaches the headwaters of Turbit possibilities will 

 have a name, for men like Kline, Lenhart, Ullrich, Orr, Parson 

 Feather, Hart, Mclntyre and others will pass down in the his- 

 tory of the American advancement of this, my favorite bird. 



The Carneaux. 



I have been asked to write an article on pigeons, especially 

 about Carneaux, which are my favorite birds. 



I want to speak of Carneaux as a squab breeder. From my 



