American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . the upright partitions exactly the same, making up anumber of partitions 18 inches wide and 45 inches high on bothsides at top and bottom, and cleats through the center 11 inchesapart. , An equal number of partitions 12 inches wide andcleated in the same manner should be alternated with these 18-inch partitions the same as nests in the squab house, except theycan be placed closer together at the back than at the front,which will form a circular house of most any size

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American squab culture; a practical work on squab culture covering every phase of the raising, housing and marketing of squabs . the upright partitions exactly the same, making up anumber of partitions 18 inches wide and 45 inches high on bothsides at top and bottom, and cleats through the center 11 inchesapart. , An equal number of partitions 12 inches wide andcleated in the same manner should be alternated with these 18-inch partitions the same as nests in the squab house, except theycan be placed closer together at the back than at the front, which will form a circular house of most any size desired. The nest bottoms, for such a house should be made the sameas the nest bottom for loft use with the exception that one side 266 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE of each bottom will have to be cut off so as to allow for theangle caused by the backs of the nests being narrower than thefront, as illustrated by the ground floor drawing here shown.There there is a difference in the front of the nest bottom.Instead of having a short 4-inch piece nailed to the bottom asis shown in the regular Eggleston double nest, the front of the. BASE OF OUTDOOR PIGEON HOUSEWith the construction shown above, cats and other animals cannotget to pigeons. Nest boxes are placed on the platform. If the dooris made to open inwards it should not reach to the bottom of the house. two nests should be made as shown in the drawing, and nailedto the running board that goes in front of each double nest. Therunning board and front piece, as well as the bottom of thenest, rest upon the partition cleats, making them removableand convenient to clean. See illustration on page 263. As a protection to keep the nest front and running board fromfalling out of place, tack them into the cleats with a couple of PIGEONS THAT HAVE FREE RANGE 267 small nails or, better still, drive a couple of small nails clearthrough the porch at either end near the back of same so thatthe points of the nails will rest on the cleats. The point