REPRINT HOMING PIGEON MANUAL 1940 76p TM 11-410 HIGH-QUALITY HALFTONE WWII - $29 - (Panacea, FL)
You are bidding on a HIGH-QUALITY REPRINT of the U.S. Army manual entitled "The Homing Pigeon", TM 11-410, 76 pages, 1940.Chapters include Care, Lofts, Feeding, Training, Breeding, Diseases and Remedies.Buyer to pay actual shipping charges by USPS mail.The original manual was 7"x9" - this reprint is enlarged onto 8.5"x11" 24 lb paper with comb binding.The manual has no color illustrations, but the cover is printed in color.Special care has been taken to make sure the halftone images are printed with full depth and detail.The following information is copied from page 2 of the manual: "a. The homing pigeon used by the Army in pigeoncommunication is the result of several centuries of crossbreedingbetween various strains derived originally from the bizetor rock pigeon. This crossing, which was made with the most perfectspecimens of each strain, has produced a variety of the pigeon familynoted for its superior physique and homing ability. . . . 4. Nature. The nature of the pigeon is such that if removed fromits home loft and released, it will try to return thereto, even withan attached message or other light article. Its desire to return toits loft is largely based on the natural urges o£ hunger and reproduction,and being monogamous, the latter urge may often be madegreater than the former. By proper feeding, mating, and breeding,and the deprivation thereof at certain periods, these urges are stimulatedto the greatest extent possible without endangering the pigeon'sphysical condition. 5. Utility. The pigeon's usefulness to the Army is measured bythe reliability and speed with which it returns to its loft. Its abilityin regard to reliability and speed is determined largely by its strain,physical condition, training, and treatment. Inadequacies in anyof these seriously affect this ability. Other detracting influences arementioned below. Minimum ability standards for well-bredbirds in excellent physical condition which have been properlytrained and treated are indicated…
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