you encounter to-day be stepping stones to use in broadening 

 your business and combat the difficult problems that are bound 

 to arise. 



Location for Breeding Houses. 



A sandy soil is best upon which to build a pigeon house, 

 as it absorbs moisture and dries off very quickly. The land 

 should slope a little so as to drain -the water during rain and 

 keep the floors from getting damp. Only a slight elevation is 

 necessary to keep the under part of the building pure and sani- 

 tary. Dampness causes and aggravates a host of diseases, such 



Arrangement of Nests. 



as canker, diarrhoea, etc. Success with a pigeon house built 

 without a good substantial floor is doubtful. Always have the 

 buildings at least six inches from the ground, so as to allow a 

 free current of air to circulate, in order to dry out the dampness 

 and rain water quickly. A southern exposure must be preserved, 

 for a building thus located allows the sun to shine upon it and 

 mto it from early morning till late in the afternoon. Sunlight 

 kills the disease germs, and if a building is so built towards the 

 south it will be many degrees warmer in winter than one built 

 in any other exposure. To add to the comfort and safety of the 

 birds it will be found excellent to reduce the temperature m 



