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have begun to nest," F. M., Ohio. 



A TEXAS CUSTOMER'S APPRECIA- 

 TION. "Your second shipmant of Homer 

 pigeons was received yesterday and like 

 the first, in excellent condition, and I am 

 more than pleased with them. Although 

 my dealings with you, when compared to 

 some, of your large customers, are rather 

 insignificant, I can't allow this oppor- 

 tunity to pass without expressing to you 

 my thanks and appreciation for your fill- 

 ing of my orders. For square dealings, 

 conducted solely along sound business 

 lines, you are without a peer in the 

 pigeon world today. I most heartily rec- 

 ommend you to all." S. A. F., Texas. 

 (The writer of this letter is a well-known 

 Texas business man, connected with one 

 of the largest corporations in that state.) 



WON SUCCESS ALSO BY DOING AS 

 WE DO; NEVER HAD A SICK BIRD. 

 "Some time ago I bought a dozen pairs 

 of Homer pigeons from you and paid $20 

 for them, and I want to get about four 

 or five dozen more pair, and would like 

 to know the price you ask for them at 

 present, so I can send the money at once. 

 I find your book on the pigeon industry 

 covers the pigeon business in good shape. 

 I have always found when you start to 

 make a new pie or cake, follow the di- 

 rections of the people that have made a 

 success. Consequently, I have not had 

 a sick pigeon since I received them some 

 eight or nine months ago. The only dif- 

 ference I made was in the house, and in 

 that the only difference was not to make 

 it quite as tight as they are made in your 

 locality. Hoping to hear from you soon." 

 James W. C., California. 



ANOTHER WOMAN PLEASED. "The 

 birds came on the afternoon of the 6th. 

 They are all very handsome. Some of 

 them are beautiful. You will be surprised 

 to learn that in less than 24 hours two 

 pairs were nesting. They have been very 

 busy all day." Mrs. R. L. U., New York. 



INCREASING FAST. "Enclosed find 

 $1.70 for leg band outfit. I am receiving 

 excellent results from the birds and they 

 are increasing so fast that I find it neces- 

 sary to band them." H. C. K., Mary- 

 land. 



OUR HOMERS ADVERTISE THEM- 

 SELVES. "For the enclosed $15 ship by 

 National Express six pairs Homers, 

 equally as fine birds as you sent on 

 August 3 last year, ten months ago, to 

 Ben Barber of this place," J. B. H., New 

 York. 



MANUAL WORTH FIVE DOLLARS. 

 "I am in receipt of your Standard 

 Squab Book and am very much inter- 

 ested in the work. I find that every time 

 I pick it up something new seems to ap- 

 pear. In fact, the whole subject is cov- 

 ered, so far as I am able to judge, and I 



consider the work well worth five dollars 

 instead of your dinky price of only fifty 

 cents. There is a squab plant between 

 .here and San Francisco, four thousand 

 birds. Their output of squabs, twenty 

 dozen per week, all go to the Palace 

 Hotel, San Francisco. I think prices for 

 squabs are lower here than in the East, 

 still I believe there is money in it." J. 

 L. S., California. 



ONE YEAR'S SELECTION. "The num- 

 ber of breeders have increased to about 

 fifty pairs from those I purchased from 

 you about n year ago (fifteen pairs), and 

 all are good breeders, as I have been par- 

 ticular to raise those from the best breed- 

 ers only." H. W. C., Michigan. 



BREEDING THROUGH THE WINTER. 



"Several months ago I purchased froYn 

 you a number of your best Homers. They 

 have bean doing fine, breeding right along 

 through this severe weather; in fact, my 

 flock has more than doubled." L. Z., 

 Ohio. 



OUR MANUAL OF GREAT HELP TO 

 HIM. "Some little time ago I sent for 

 your National Squah Book and afterwards 

 for six dozen of your wood nappies. Since 

 then I have been keeping my pigeons ac- 

 cording to your instructions and with 

 great success. I had some fine, pure-bred 

 Homers and have been getting squabs at 

 four weeks averaging twalve ounces. I 

 have had them up to 13 1/2 ounces. You 

 strongly urge the adoption of all methods 

 that will reduce the time necessary to 

 look after the birds, and I heartily agree 

 with you." C. C. C., California. 



FROM A NEW JERSEY CUSTOMER. 

 "Anything new in the pigeon line? If 

 so, send it to me. I am raising lots of 

 squabs." F. L. B., New Jersey. 



SQUAB BUSINESS A SUCCESS. "My 

 father is in the squab business in a town 

 in this state. His business is a success, 

 but I would like to have him give your 

 birds a trial and so have decided to make 

 him a present of a dozen." H. L. T., 

 Iowa. 



GOOD WORDS FROM A COMPETI- 

 TOR. "We have associated your splendid 

 achievements and capacity with our 

 dogged determination to remain in to the 

 death, and by elimination have differen- 

 tiated both of our establishments from 

 the pretentious and ephemeral plants that 

 come and go. We are a long way from 

 fealing otherwise than modest, and yet 

 we realize that in about eight months 

 we have got a good plant, a good stock, 

 a good name and a good trade, and do 

 not owe a dollar. All the same, this has 

 been regretfully on our sole, unaided in- 

 experience> and your skill has been a 

 loadstar of hope, suggesting that perhaps 



