THE CALL, OF THE HEN. 107 



EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. 



Portland, Ore., 5-23-1912 



"Received eggs. None broken. Very nice. Fifteen infer- 

 tile out of 150." C. F. Perkins. 



Lihue, Hawaii, 6-11-43. 



Eggs arrived O. K. None damaged. Have 14 chicks 

 four weeks old doing fint. Am well pleased." 



E. H Br, \adhent. 



(These eggs were shipped over twenty-two hundred miles 

 by rail and steamer to reach their destination.) 



"Watsonville, Calif., 4-21-12. Eggs received. Finest we 

 ever had. Got 49 fine strong chicks from 64 eggs." 



Ora L. Hill. 



Vancouver, British Columbia, 5-13-12.. 

 "The 100 eggs received. Express and customs ran price 

 to $14.00. Am very well satisfied. Hatched 70 per cent beau- 

 tiful chicks, doing well." G. W. McLelland. 



Quincy, Washington, 4-14-12, 

 "Chicks received; not a dead one in the bunch, which 



speaks well for the vitality of your stock." 



H. L. Johnson, Treasurer and Manager, Quincy Lumber 



and Grain Co. 



Victoria, British Columbia, 4-19-13. Sub. P. O. No. 1. 

 "Received, the 100 chicks four dead. Think that is very 

 good coming that journey." James D. West. 



Salem, Oregon, 4-19-13. 



"Received baby chicks. They are just lovely; not one 

 dead, which we think is great. They came in fine shape." 



Mr. and Mrs. Hayre. 



Seattle, Washington. 8-25-12. 



"Received the 1040 chicks about ten weeks ago. There 

 were five dead in the boxes. Hav lost about seventy-five 1 - of 

 them all told." S. K. Suttle, Seattle, Wash. 



Tucson, Arizona, 2-17-13. 



"Received chicks in good condition, one dead, six hundred 

 and twenty-three alive and kicking." L. E. Smith. 



