Image 6 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), December 3, 1915
author: Anonymous
source date: 1915
availability: public_domain

wjstein liheral FiGEOlS ARE SUBJECT r it ir r J i f i j U JI i Li v jr Pigeon House and Fly Note prepared by tho United Rtares Depart ment of Agriculture The pena mil yards wlierg pigeons aro confined must be krpt clean There Is very little chance of making money from squabs unless the pigeons can b kept comparatively free from diseases and insect parasites It healthy breeding stock is secured the douses and yards kept clean and care ful attention given to the birds dis aües and parasites should not bo a material factor in squab raising Only good sound grain should be fed The following advice as to keeping pigeon well and curing tliolr diseases is taken from Farmers bulletin No C81 Squab liaising The stock nhould bo carefully watched and any ick birds removed from the breeding pens The house should be kept dry clean well ventilated and free from drafts The yards should be kept clean either by scraping the surface and adding frosh sand or gravel or by cultivating the land and planting It to rxain if possible The nests nest boxes and pens should be kept clean but it Is