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. 



the above and return to me. Yours well 

 satisfied with your treatment. O. J., Illinois. 



SUCCESS IN TEXAS. In October 1905 

 I purchased from you 25 pairs of birds and 

 since that time I have had fair success in 

 raising squabs. I have about 175 young 

 birds on hand at present. They are all 

 strong and healthy, having had the best of 

 care, and a great many of them are mating 

 now. W. B., Texas. 



THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER. I 



received the birds all O.K. The last ones 

 were every one all right, as were the first. 

 A thousand thanks for your kind, courteous, 

 and prompt treatment in all our business 

 dealings and you will be sure to hear from us 

 again. If our letter will help you any, you 

 are perfectly welcome to use it. Thank you 

 again. J. C. H., Michigan. 



SELLING MANURE. Some time ago I 

 bought 24 pairs Homer Pigeons from you-. 

 I have had fairly good luck with them, having 

 increased my flock to about 200 pairs. I 

 want to write you in regard the manure. 

 You state in your National Standard Squab 

 Book, that the Leather Trust used it for 

 tanning purposes. Now I have considerable 

 on hand and I wrote them. They said in 

 reply, that they did not use it at all, which 

 was a surprise to me as I have been careful 

 in saving it. W. H. H., Pennsylvania. 



Answer. The trust does use pigeon manure 

 or did, the last we knew. We shipped to one 

 of the Lowell plants of the American Hide 

 and Leather Co. for three years. Perhaps 

 your letter was directed to one of the plants 

 of the trust which does not use pigeon manure. 

 We have printed so long the fact that pigeon 

 manure is salable to tanneries of the trust 

 that the New York office of the trust has been 

 bombarded with pigeon manure letters for 

 the last five years to such an extent that they 

 are sick of the topic there and give an in- 

 quirer poor satisfaction. For some time we 

 have been selling our pigeon manure to 

 leather men whose factories are within ten 

 miles of our Melrose plant. Their teams call 

 for it and take it away with very little trouble 

 to us. We get sixty cents a bushel for it, 

 same as usual. If any customer of ours 

 wishes to ship manure to New Jersey or New 

 York, we will help him to find a buyer there, 

 as we have letters from tanneries in both 

 States on file asking us to sell them "pigeon 

 pure." 



HIS FLOCK GROWING. About a year 

 ago I bought some birds from you, some 

 $2.00 per pair and some $2.50. My flock is 



growing and seems to be getting along pretty 

 good, having now 180 birds will soon have 

 200 birds. I thought I would try and sell 

 some now. They are all good birds. I want 

 to try and sell what I raise now and if possible 

 make a business of the squabs if there is 

 enough in it to warrant putting up more 

 buildings and getting more stock. 



It costs me about $1.90 per week for feed 

 for this amount. Am I feeding enough? 

 M. N., Massachusetts. 



BUILT NEW HOUSE. I have built a 

 new house for my pigeons. Have increased 

 my flock from the original six pairs to 50, 

 besides selling 30 pairs of squabs. Could I 

 have done any better than that ? 



Have been having some trouble by a few 

 going light and have followed your advice 

 and think have got the better of the difficulty. 

 I lay the trouble to the poor quality of wheat 

 they have been furnishing me. It seems to 

 be all shrunk up and they don't eat half of it. 

 A. D. V., Pennsylvania. 



Answer. More pigeon troubles are caused 

 by wheat, or too much of it, than almost any- 

 thing else. Squabs which are thin and dark 

 are caused by too much wheat in the ration. 

 Pigeons fed on too much wheat get thin, with 

 sharp breastbones, and will not lay as they 

 ought to. A good ration of Canada peas and 

 hempseed is necessary to bring eggs and keep 

 the flock in condition. A pigeon will not 

 thrive if not kept in condition by nourishing 

 food. The results of too much wheat are 

 loose droppings, stupid and non-productive 

 birds. Pigeons should be active and eager. 



IN FINE CONDITION. My birds I bought 

 a little over a year ago (12 pairs) are still 

 doing fine; have sold several small lots of 

 squabs. I have been following your manual's 

 instructions as close as possible. I have about 

 sixty pairs. They are in fine condition and 

 have lots of eggs and youngsters. C. W. H., 

 North Carolina. 



SQUABS WEIGHING NEARLY A POUND 

 APIECE WHEN ONLY THREE WEEKS 



OLD. Please send me your price list on birds 

 and supplies as I intend to get about ten 

 more pairs of Extra Homers and want to get 

 them of you. The birds I have now, which 

 I got from you, are doing fine and I have 

 doubled my flock. I could sell all the squabs 

 I have but want them for breeders. 



Would you kindly advise me if oats are 

 good for breeding pigeons if fed moderately. 

 Also do you think it wise to sell my squabs 

 when they are from two and one half to three 

 weeks old, as some of them will weigh about 

 fourteen ounces at that age. A. P., Ohio. 



Look up the standing and character of the concern with which you contemplate dealing. 

 Your bank will find out the facts for you. Avoid advertisers whom you find out by investiga- 

 tion are worthless. Have their ratings looked up for you. 



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