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these bowls out of wood fibre. Their success was quickly 

 demonstrated and now we sell nothing else. These wood- 

 fibre nest bowls have all the advantages of the wood bowls 

 and at the same time are practically indestructible, cannot 

 warp or split. The wood fibre of which they are made is 

 thick and exceedingly tough, being solidified under many 

 tons' pressure. After making they are treated with an 

 odorless, anti-moisture compound and then baked to flint- 

 like hardness. We sell these wood fibre nest bowls in one 

 size only, nine inches in diameter. Price, eight cents each, 

 ninety-six cents per dozen, eleven dollars and fifty-two cents 

 per gross. We make prompt shipment from Boston same 

 day order is received, in any quantity. No order is filled for 

 less than one dozen. We have the exclusive manufacture and 

 sale of these goods and they cannot be obtained elsewhere. 



The advantages of this nest pan are these: (1) The eggs roll 

 to the centre and are always close together under the birds. 



(2) It is warmer than earthenware and eggs are not chilled. 



(3) It is cleaned without water by means of a trowel, and 

 may then be whitewashed, if desired. (4) The claws of the 

 old birds and squabs do not sprawl, and no cases of deformed 

 legs in the squabs are found. (5) It is unbreakable. (6) 

 When shipped either short or long distances, no packing is 

 necessary, they are lighter and the freight bill is smaller. 

 (7) And finally the birds " take " to them more readily than 

 to earthenware, getting to work more quickly and producing 

 more squabs. 



We make this wood fibre nest bowl in only one size as 

 specified and illustrated (two sizes are not necessary because 

 the feet of the squabs do not sprawl as in the case of the 

 earthenware nappies). You will need one pair of nest bowls 

 for every pair of pigeons (in other words, one nest bowl to 

 every pigeon). If you order twenty-four pairs of breeders 

 you will need forty-eight nest bowls. If you order ninety-six 

 pairs of breeders you will need one hundred and ninety-two 

 nest bowls. 



We know our birds will breed more successfully in these 

 nest bowls than in earthenware, and to make it an object 

 for you to buy them, you may deduct the freight charges 

 on nest bowls from your order for birds. First order your 

 nest bowls sent by freight, then when you order your breeders, 



