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. 



about the same time as your letter (May 1st). 

 All of them are in first-class condition and I 

 am very pleased with them, as I consider 

 that they are a fine lot of birds, and I think I 

 know what a fine Homer is when I see it, as 

 my father and brothers have bred and sold 

 trained flying Homers for years in Lancashire, 

 England, some of them worth twenty-five 

 dollars a pair. Although I never heard of 

 squab raising before I came to Canada three 

 years ago, when I first saw your book adver- 

 tised in Munsey's I thought it was some kind 

 of game bird reared in captivity, and sent for 

 your book more out of curiosity than any- 

 thing else. I think I shall like the business 

 very much and shall probably be sending 

 another order in a month or two when I see 

 how I go on with the birds I have got. Thank 

 you very much for the two pairs extra you 

 sent, also nest bowls. They were a very 

 agreeable surprise to me as I did not expect 

 anything like that on such a small order. 

 The express charges were six dollars, and 25 

 cents duty on nest bowls. If you would 

 write me from time to time giving me your 

 prices I shall be much obliged. Mrs A. R., 

 Canada. 



SQUABS WEIGHING FROM 13 TO 16 

 OUNCES. Please send me at your earliest 

 convenience the names of reliable merchants 

 to whom I can ship squabs, in New York. 

 The 80 pairs I bought of you last fall are doing 

 well. I sold squabs that weighed from 13 

 ounces to almost one pound apiece. I have 

 over ICO pairs of young ones that I am sav- 

 ing for stock. H. J., Ohio. 



WORTH THEIR PRICE. Some time ago 

 I sent you an order for three pairs No. 1 and 

 three pairs Extra Homers, stating that I 

 wished to compare with Homers a friend of 

 mine was ordering at a very much lower 

 figure. In a word, after due comparison, I 

 order six more pairs Extras. Please send me 

 fine birds. C. J., Illinois. 



SQUABS WEIGHING 16 TO 17 OUNCES 

 EACH. Please find enclosed remittance for 

 which send me 12 pairs and supplies noted. 

 The dozen pairs you sent me started in to do 

 business last month, having been moulting up 

 to that time. The first two -pairs squabs 

 hatched, at one month old, weighed one pound 

 each, with one that was 17 ounces. That is 

 very good, is it not ? I am well pleased with 

 them. Make this dozen as good and I shall 

 be more pleased. C. B. G., Connecticut. 



HIS FOURTH ORDER. Enclosed you will 

 please find money order for which you will 

 please send me as soon as possible one dozen 



pairs Extra bred Homers (fourth order.) L 

 C., Louisiana. 



SUPERIOR IN LOOKS AND WORKS. 



The birds (60 pairs) arrived on the late train 

 from St. Paul on Sunday night last, and 

 remained in the depot here until early on the 

 following morning when we took them home. 

 Outside of the injured ones mentioned, I will 

 say that the birds arrived in perfect condition 

 and are fully up to what we expected them to 

 be. They are now " at home " and present 

 a beautiful appearance. The birds which you 

 sent me last November (nine months ago) are 

 entirely satisfactory, and " out-class " any 

 I received from the or those which my 

 friend here received from the same people. 

 Mine are plump, his are " cranish," long-legged 

 and long-necked. I would not keep that kind 

 of birds. My friend has not accommodations 

 for pigeons, and wanted to sell out. A doctor 

 who for several years rented offices in my law 

 office building here, looked them over with the 

 view of purchasing the outfit, and I advised 

 him to do so, to get a start in the business. 

 He visited my lofts, and saw my birds, wanted 

 to buy some from me, and after he saw mine, 

 he would not buy of my friend. I gave him 

 your address, but have not seen him since, 

 and do not know whether he has made a pur- 

 chase or not. I have none to sell at this time 

 as we are trying to increase the flock to at 

 least 1200, for which we have ample accommo- 

 dations, then we will begin to sell. 



There is no mistake in saying that the birds 

 which I received from you, out-class those 



which the have sent here. If your 



Mr. Rice should ever come to this country I 

 would be pleased to have him stay with me 

 and look over the " greatest " farming coun- 

 try on earth. 



My elder boy (17 years of age) visited the 

 great Minnesota State Fair. Saw Dan Patch 

 break his record, reducing it to 1.55 flat. He 

 looked the pigeons over as a matter of course, 

 and he tells me that he could find no Homers 

 there which compared with ours. He intends 

 to exhibit some at the fair next fall. H. M., 

 Minnesota. 



MADE A SUCCESS AND GOING AHEAD 

 ON A BIG PLANT. I have a party that wants 

 to go into the squab business with me, and it 

 is possible that I will call on you during Nov- 

 ember for 2000 breeders. I have done very 

 well with the 800 I have, encouraging enough 

 to put in quite an extensive plant. I would 

 like to have your personal opinion as to 

 whether 2000 birds will do as well in 20 units of 

 100 birds each with one fly 12x48x200 as they 

 would in 20 units with 20 "flies 10x12x48. On 



Our whole time and energies are given to squabs. We handle trade as it ought to be 

 handled promptly, courteously and thoroughly, with every detail attended to. Letters are 

 answered at once. It is a business with us, pushed steadily every day in the year except Sun- 

 days and holidays, and not a side issue or an amusement. 



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