COPYRIGHT 1914 BY CARL DARE
Profitable
Squab Breeding
By CARL DARE
A complete practical guide for thebeginner as well as the experiencedbreeder.
Reliable information gleaned fromthe experience of a lifetime in thework.
Full instructions on all points fromthe installation of the plant to themarketing of the product.
Des Moines, Iowa
1914
CARL DAREDes Moines, Iowa, October 1, 1914
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Profits of Squab Raising—Will It Pay?
CHAPTER II
Best Breeds for Squabbing—The Kind to Buy
CHAPTER III
The Construction of Houses—Pigeon House Plans—Nests—WaterFountains—Bathing Dishes—Keeping House in Sanitary Condition
CHAPTER IV
Feeds and Feeding—Breeding Habits
CHAPTER V
Increasing the Flock—Selecting Future Breeders—Banding—Mating
CHAPTER VI
Making a Market—Preparing Squabs for Market
CHAPTER VII
Diseases of Pigeons
CHAPTER VIII
Miscellaneous Information—Catching Mated Pairs
A Typical Mammoth Homer. The Most Profitable for Squab
INTRODUCTORY PREFACE
No business has had such a wonderful growth within the last few years asthe raising of squabs for market. Only a few years ago the use of squabsfor food was confined to a few of the most wealthy families. Game wasplentiful and cheap and those who were not very well off preferred quailand other game birds to paying the high prices asked for the few squabswhich were sent to market.
Gradually the demand for squabs grew larger, as more people becameacquainted with their delicacy and good qualities as food, and this ledto larger numbers being produced. Soon all the larger markets furnishedsquabs and then the smaller ones began to supply them and now many acomparatively small mark