1906 LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS 1906 



STORIES OF SUCCESS ON THIS PAGE ARE NEW. THEY WERE RECEIVED BY 

 THE PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB COMPANY OF BOSTON IN NINE MONTHS OF 1906 



However, study of your squab book, close and 

 constant observation of the birds, their habits, 

 etc., with the resultant experience, enable me 

 to get along pretty well. 



My pigeon house was not originally in- 

 tended or constructed for that particular pur- 

 pose, but had, hitherto, been used for a hen 

 house. It is about 40 feet by 12 feet, with 

 five windows. Along the whole of the wesb 

 front and extending across the south end I 

 built a fly 10 feet wide, 12 feet high and about 

 70 feet long. My flock has hatched, up to th? 

 time of writing this, six hundred and thirty- 

 six squabs (636), without those consumed at 

 my own table, but I contemplate marketing 

 the squabs this fall as the overcrowding stage 

 is rapidly approaching. 



If you can find time I shall be glad to hear 

 whether or no, in your expert opinion and in 

 the above circumstances, you think that I 

 have been fairly successful. Although I feel 

 reasonably satisfied with my progress, were I 

 to start again, ab initio, I think that I should 

 dp so with a complete flock of fully matured 

 birds rather than waste the time consumed 

 raising stock, by breeding, to a business 

 basis. Wishing you continued success. W. 

 C., Massachusetts. 



DOING GREAT WORK. The Homers 

 which you sold me two years ago are doing 

 great work. I am perfectly satisfied with 

 them. F. S., New York. 



TOOK FRIEND'S ADVICE. Enclosed find 

 an order for birds and supplies with remit- 

 tance. A friend here was much pleased with 

 pur birds from your lofts and decided to go 

 into the business. We prevailed on him to 

 order from you because we felt your birds were 

 the best. He could have bought here in 

 Illinois at a much cheaper rate but he took 

 our advice. So we trust you will do well by 

 him and trust you will send us another order 

 blank like the one enclosed. Mrs. K., Illinois. 



MULTIPLIED SIX-FOLD. About two 

 years ago next June, I bought of you 60 pairs 

 of your Extra selected Homers and they were 

 a very fine lot of birds, and I have raised a 

 very fine lot of birds from them . I have about 

 400 birds now, and they are straight bai 

 wing and mottle "vith the exception of about 

 eight chocolate. A. C., New Jersey. 



GETTING THREE DOLLARS A DOZEN. 



Please send me your new literature on squabs. 

 I bought 18 pairs of you in 1903 and now have 

 a flock of 190 birds and am getting $3.00 for 

 my squabs in St. Louis. If any one in this 

 section writes to you for squabs you may refer 

 them to me. F. L., Missouri. 



NEIGHBOR PLEASED. Your favor of the 

 21st to hand, also price list of $1.70 for Extra 

 Homers in 300-pair lots. Mr. J. A. Westen- 

 dorf, of this city, purchased of you on a trial 

 order five pairs of Extra. Why cannot you 

 make me the $1.70 rate for 50, 100 or 200-pair 

 lots? In going over my buildings I find that 

 I cannot accommodate 300 pairs so would not 

 like to order that number for fear of being too 

 crowded. 



Mr. Westendorf is pleased with his birds 

 and if the birds you should send would be the 

 equal of those I would be more than satisfied. 

 A. S., Missouri. 



ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY. Please send 

 me the feeding slip that you have published 

 as your daily feeding ration. The birds we 

 got from you are entirely satisfactory. J. D., 

 Pennsylvania. 



RECOMMENDED BY ANOTHER. Will 

 you kindly let me know how I can expect to 

 receive birds ordered from you to be sent to 

 the above address? I have been recom- 

 mended to try your birds by Mr. R. Warner, 

 of 9 DuBois Avenue, and if you can guarantee 

 safe shipment I will place an order with you 

 as soon as I hear to this effect. And if they 

 are as you represent them, I shall be a regular 

 customer of yours. If you will give me the 

 desired information, you will greatly oblige. 

 G. S., New York. 



THIS SHOWS WHAT A CUSTOMER DID 

 WITH TWELVE PAIRS OF OUR BIRDS. 



My Extra Plymouth Rock Homers have done 

 finely. I sent to Boston $30 for 12 pairs. 

 The birds arrived before I expected them and 

 they all looked fine. I got my first egg March 

 21, 1905. I raised all of my young to increase 

 the flock for one year and found at the end of 

 the year that I had 271 young birds, all seam- 

 less banded, and as fine a lot as I ever have 

 seen. This year I am selling squabs and 

 mated pairs, raising my best young, and have 

 already sold squabs and mated pairs which 

 have to date netted me $60. I have sold my 

 squabs for $3 a dozen, and mated pairs for 

 $2.50 a pair. 



I now (September 10, 1906), have 400 birds 

 that I have raised. A good lot of them are 

 worthy to be put in the show pen, and if they 

 were they would be among the winners. 



When I went into the pigeon business I 

 bought what I thought was the best stock to 

 be obtained, namely, Extra Plymouth Rock 

 Homers, and my flock shows that I did not go 

 wrong, for every one that has seen my birds 

 pronounces them the best lot they have ever 

 seen together. 



My birds now are in the midst of moult, 

 but most of them are breeding right along. 



These are strong letters. Read them over. You want some assurance, when you buy 

 pigeons, that you will be treated right, as these customers were. 



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