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same day we might hit upon the course 

 which you have taken and follow it. If 

 this business shall ever be trustified, we 

 shall wish to be near you, and in any 

 event we have nothing but desire for your 

 continued brilliant success, and that we 

 shall be worthy compeers." C. F., Naw 

 York. 



WONDERFUL, FECUNDITY. "Here is 

 $3.84, for which please send me four 

 dozen wood nappies by Barstow's ex- 

 press. My pigeons bought of you a year ' 

 ago are doing fine. I bought six pairs 

 of you a year ago and have now (July 

 5, 1904) 175 birds. I had 100 stolen. But 

 for this misfortune I would now have 

 275. I have 400 or 500 hens as wall as 

 the pigeons." N. J. G., Massachusetts. 



RAISED A HUNDRED. "Will you send 

 me your prices on grain of all kinds? 

 My birds are doing fine now. I have about 

 one hundred birds raised from the ones 

 I bought of you (twelve pairs). As soon 

 as I get started in good shape I shall 

 buy more breeders from you. I have not 

 sold any yet as I have bean raising them." 

 H. A. H., Massachusetts. 



OTHER HOMERS NOT LIKE OURS. 

 "I enclose my check for $1.50 to pay for 

 leg band outfit, and 20 cents additional 

 for postage. My birds are continuing to 

 do fine, and I am more pleasad than ever 

 with them. I was out last night calling 

 on a man who claimed to have Homers. 

 They looked more like common street 

 pigeons than my Homars. All these things 

 tend to encourage me, when people can 

 breed such birds profitably. I know mine 

 will show up much better. Please give me 

 a few names of New York dealers in 

 squabs." W. M. G., New York. 



PERFECTLY SATISFIED. "Pardrn me 

 for not writing before, but I have bean 

 away from home since the birds came, 

 until within a few days. I am perfectly 

 well satisfied with the Homers you sent 

 me. They are as fine a lot of birds as 

 I could wish to see. Half of them are 

 nesting now and I think that they want 

 to work as quickly as could be expected. 

 We have taken great pains to make their 

 house warm, clean and convenient. I in- 

 tended to order more birds before this 

 time but have been unable owing to sick- 

 ness in my family. However, as soon as 

 I get straightened round again I intend 

 to order more breeding stock and work 

 my flock up to 150 pairs as soon as pos- 

 sible." L. A. C., New Jersey. 



ENCOURAGED TO GO ON AFTER 

 EIGHT MONTHS' TRIAL. "Kjndly quote 

 me price on leg band outfit. I have lost 

 circular which you sent me. The birds 

 I got from you last fall (eight months 

 ago) are doing fine, one pair especially, 

 breeding regularly four weeks. I hope to 

 have larger quarters and will then place 



order for more birds." F. J. G., New 

 York. 



A PLEASURE TO DO BUSINESS 

 WITH US. "The two dozen pairs of Ex- 

 tra birds ordered Thursday night arrived 

 Saturday morning. It certainly is a pleas- 

 ure to do business with you. I am de- 

 lighted with the prompt service you have 

 rendered, for which -I beg to thank you. 

 The birds are a fine lot, and they arrived 

 all in the best condition. I am convinced 

 that you make a special thing of each 

 order sent you. Will return the baskets 

 tomorrow." E. S. F., New York. 



NEVER SEEN BETTER PIGEONS. 

 "Several men who have seen my birds 

 have said that they have never seen a 

 healthier or finer lot of pigeons anywhere. 

 The reason they are in such healthy con- 

 dition is simply this, that I have followed 

 your method to the very letter, and henca 

 the. result." E. W., New York. 



SEVEN MONTHS OF STEADY IN- 

 CREASE. "In May last I bought of you 

 a dozen pairs of Homer pigeons which 

 proved a great sucacss, as I now have 

 thirty or forty young birds flying at large. 

 What I want to know is, can I let out 

 my old ones? I have a fine large flying 

 pen for them, but if you think they will 

 stay with me if I give them their free- 

 dom, I would like to do so. They have 

 now been in their present quarters nearly 

 seven months." W. L. J., Maine. 



THANKS FOR EXTRA HEN. "This is 

 to advise you that our second order of 

 breeders was received on the morning of 

 the 24th in prime condition. We wish to 

 thank you both for your promptness in 

 filling our order, and also for the extra 

 hen sent to replace the sick one of our 

 first lot." W. E. M., Pensylvania. 



NEVER SEEN LARGER, FINER OR 

 MORE VIGOROUS BIRDS. "The Homer 

 pigeons ordered from you on Saturday 

 last arrived today, Tuesday, about noon, 

 'apparently in excellent condition, and I 

 believe I have never seen larger, finer or 

 more vigorous looking birds. Please accept 

 thanks for your careful consideration and 

 quick shipr \ For promptness you are 

 certainly a . jnder." J. H. B., Delaware. 



SHIPPED IN EXTRA FINE SHAPE. 

 "I received from you last evening at 7 

 o'clock 208 birds, all alive and so far as 

 I can see in good condition. This morning 

 one is choked and stupid, but I think 

 will come out all right later. I am very 

 grateful for the extra fine shape in which 

 you crated, labelled and fitted them for 

 their journey. I will send back your 

 baskets this date all in fine shape. I 

 have received evedything else ordered, all 

 in fine condition." J. C., Long Island, 

 New York. 



