CONTENTS. 
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Buildings. 5 
The site. 5 
The house. 5 
Size and capacity. 5 
Light and ventilation. 6 
Materials and construction. 6 
Nest boxes. 7 
The fly. 8 
Varieties of pigeons. 11 
The Homer. 11 
The Dragoon. 11 
The Duchesse. 11 
The Kunt... 12 
Lessons from observations and experience. 12 
Breeding. 13 
Mating up. 13 
Keeping a record. 13 
Inbreeding and crossing. 14 
Feeds and feeding. 15 
The feed room. 15 
Feeds and other supplies. 15 
Feeding troughs. 15 
Rations. 16 
Special feeds. 16 
Time of feeding. 16 
Feeding indoors. 16 
A few cautions. 16 
How the squabs are fed. 17 
Cost of feeding.1. 18 
Watering. 18 
Other details of management. 19 
Bathing.:. 19 
Whitewashing. 19 
Cleaning. 19 
Light-weight squabs. 20 
Transferring a squab. 20 
Killing and dressing. 21 
Preparation. 21 
Killing the squabs. 21 
Dressing the squabs. 21 
Marketing. 23 
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