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SENT HIS FRIEND TO US. "Please 

 send me a pass to visit your plant at Mel- 

 rose February 27th, and one for Mr. Bur- 

 rows. Mr. B. intends buying birds soon. 

 Mine purchased last April are doing nice- 

 ly." E. L. S., Boston. 



HE IS RECOMMENDING OUR BIRDS. 

 "Enclosed you will find a money order 

 for which please send me wooden nap- 

 pies. I would like to have them as soon 

 as possible for my bfrds are beginning to 

 lay. I was over to your pigeon plant in 

 Melrose and bought a few pairs and I 

 think that they are the real stuff. They 

 are doing fine. Please send me a pass 

 for two, as I would like to visit your 

 plant again, and I am recommending your 

 birds." A. L. R., Massachusetts. 



STARTED SMALL AND IS NOW CON- 

 VINCED. "Please give ma your best 

 price on 100 pairs, giving an estimate of 

 the weight and express charges on same. 

 My birds are doing finely. All young 

 birds are larger than the parent birds and 

 workers." G. C. D., Michigan. 



THE CHILDREN ARE BETTER THAN 

 THEIR PARENTS. "I have forty-eight 

 birds raised from three pairs I bought of 

 you, far ahead in looks and activity than 

 those you sent me." Mrs. C. L. P., Con- 

 necticut. 



HAS RAISED SQUABS TEN YEARS. 

 "I have received your Manual and it is 

 beyond my expectations. I have raised 

 squabs for about ten years from common 

 pigeons." J. H. M., Pennsylvania. 



EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS. "My hus- 

 band is going into the business. He 

 bought some Homers of you last summer 

 and intends buying more." Mrs. G. W. 

 P., Massachusetts. 



THEY GROW UP IN INDIANA ALL 

 RIGHT. "I now (December 1, 1903) have 

 over eighty Homers from the eight pairs 

 I purchased from you last spring. They 

 are all in the very best of condition." 

 R. T. M., Indiana. 



IN FINE SHAPE ALL THE WAY TO 

 OREGON. "I write you to acknowledge 

 the receipt of the birds. They arrived on 

 the morning of November 18 and were 

 turned into their new quarters on the 19 :h, 

 and I guess they were very glad to get 

 out of the baskets and stretch their wings 

 which they did in great .shape and a num- 

 ber of them took a bath as soon as it 

 was presented to them. They all seem 

 to be in fine condition after their long 

 journey." H. J. T., Oregon. 



GOOD RESULTS IN SIX WEEKS. 

 "By actual count I find we have the 

 following results today, six weeks after 

 the arrival of the pigeons: Forty-two pairs 

 of squabs and sixty-seven pairs of eggs 



in the process of being hatched."!. B. 

 New Jersey. 



VERIFIED STATEMENTS AS TO COST 

 OF FEED. "My little experiment justifies 

 the statement of your book as to cost of 

 feed. If you will answer my query as to 

 capacity of my house I shall greatly ap- 

 preciate the courtesy." F. B. S., Ore- 

 gon. 



COMMON PIGEONS DO NOT PAY FOR 

 KEEP. "I have studied squabs for two 

 years and have had good luck with them. 

 I have read your book and think it is 

 good. If I had a price list I would get 

 some Homers. I have always had good 

 luck, but common pigeons do not pay for 

 the keeping." H. K., Michigan. 



AN ALABAMA BOY PLEASED. "The 



birds arrived safely on the 24th and in 

 good condition. We think they are a 

 very nice lot of birds. As I am a boy 

 of only fifteen years, I expect to follow 

 your advice given in your magazines, and 

 would appreciate any further advice you 

 could offer me. As I have a little more 

 money on hand, I may order some more 

 birds soon. Thank you for your prompt 

 delivery." W. L., Alabama. 



THREE HUNDRED BIRDS RAISED 

 IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR FROM 

 THIRTY-SIX PAIRS. "Our birds shipped 

 by you Feb. 12, 1903 (thirty-six pairs), 

 have done very well. We have now (Jan- 

 uary 12, 1904), over three hundred and 

 they are laying and hatching all the time. 

 We are going to buy some more before 

 very long and move our plant out onto 

 our thirty-acre farm. I think we will 

 do some more business with you. Please 

 give us the name and address of the peo- 

 ple who buy pigeon manure. We have 

 some to sell." S. M. M., Indiana. 



FIVE DOLLARS A DOZEN FOR THE 

 SQUABS PROVE THE QUALITY OF 

 OUR HOMERS. "I wrote you the first of 

 the week for price of fifty pairs of Hom- 

 ers ready for hatching. Not receiving any 

 answer, I think you did not get the lat- 

 ter. Please give me figures by return 

 mail, and if you can ship at once. The 

 Homers I bought from you two years ago 

 are doing finely, also those I hatched from 

 them. They are very large and hand- 

 some. Shipped some dressed squabs last 

 week to New York and they returned 

 five dollars per dozen, which proves the 

 quality of the goods. Hoping to hear from 

 you soon." A. C., Connecticut. 



OUR STOCK THE BEST TO BE HAD. 

 "I find I will not be in the market for 

 more birds as expected, as my flock is in 

 good shape, but have recommended your 

 company to several prospective purchas- 

 ers. Do not know, however, what result 

 this will bring. I am glad to say that I 



