1907 



MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 



1908 



STARTED WITH 12 PAIRS AND BRED THEM TO 100 PAIRS. ENLARGING BUILDINGS 

 STEADILY. HAS COMPARED PLYMOUTH ROCKS WITH MANY AND FOUND NONE 

 SUPERIOR. Your letter of October 24, J.907, received, and wish to thank you for the informa- 

 tion furnished. Two years ago I built a pigeon house ten feet by 20 feet, nine feet high with 

 a 20-foot fly, dividing the house and fly with wire screen, making two compartments. I 

 purchased six pairs of your Homers in September and six pairs more of you in February. To 

 my surprise, three of these pairs started building their nests the day after their arrival, and, 

 in fact, the 12 pairs went into the business of raising squabs and have been in the business 

 ever since. I now have 100 pairs of the finest birds in the country; no question about that, as 

 I have made it a point to visit quite a number of places to compare birds, and I am satisfied 

 with my birds, if they are with theirs. 



Last winter X built another house of the same dimensions as given above, building at the lower 

 end of the original fly. I took the wire screen from the end of the fly, and with it divided the 

 fly into four parts, thus saving the expense of building a fly for the new house, and the birds do 

 just as well with a ten-foot as with a 20-foot fly, I imagine. The total cost of the two houses 

 and birds was about $175. 



It is my intention to sell squabs this winter (1907-1908) while prices are high, keeping the 

 squabs hatched during the summer months for Ijreeders, and saving the squabs from my best 

 record birds as breeders, as I believe I will ^et even better results from thena. - 



In my opinion the squab business is similar to other business enterprises, requiring patience 

 and hard work at the start, and if a man is a ** quitter " he will make no more money in the 

 squab business than ^ any other line. 



I started in the business for the reason that I think there is good money in it. My " feathered 

 race-horses " look good to me, and I am placing my money so that they come under the wire 

 winners. 



My advice to one starting in the squab business is to secure your birds and your Manual and 

 then they will have started right. Will try and send vou a picture of my place in the near 

 uture. — F. B.. New York. 



MAKES HIS HOBBY PAY WITH TEN- 

 POUND SQUABS. My success with your 

 birds is the result of following the instructions 

 in your Manual. When I enter my squab- 

 house, I always whistle so as not to frighten 

 them too suddenly, and do not often take 

 strangers into the loft. Am not troubled with 

 lice. I disinfect about every two weeks. 



Mv squabs will weigh one poimd apiece, or 

 from 10 to 12 pounds to the dozen. Of 

 course, I do not ever expect to be an extensive 

 breeder, as I have not the room, but I can 

 accommodate about 7.5 pairs, and make a 

 little money on the side, and enjoy taking 

 care of them. Pigeon keeping was always 

 my hobby ever since I was ten years old. I 

 will sav a good word for you and your birds at 

 any time. — D. E. A., Illinois. 



SMALL ORDER JUSTIFIES A LARGER 

 ONE. The 13 pairs birds that you shipped 

 to me in May have done so well that I feel 

 justified in ordering four dozen more of your 

 Extra Homers and 17 1-3 dozen nestbowls for 

 which I enclose check. Your birds have 

 been here nine weeks last Saturday and I 

 now have twenty-five squabs, one having 

 died.— F. M. J., New York. 



INTEREST SHOWN IN WELFARE OF 

 CUSTOMERS. I am very much obliged for 

 the information given me. Once again, I 

 cannot too highly praise you for your prompt- 

 ness and interest shown in the welfare of your 

 customers. I intend ordering some more 

 birds from you and would like to know the 

 best time to get them. — M. A. C, New York. 



BETTER THAN ANY OTHER ST. LOUIS 

 FLOCKS. I take this means to show you 

 that I appreciate" a fair, square deal such as 

 you gave me. The birds are as you advertised 

 them and are far superior in some respects 

 to what you advertised. They are perfect 

 pets and to my surprise they began building 

 nests the second day after their arrival. 



They are far superior to any flocks which I 

 have seen in St. Louis and as soon as I can find 

 a suitable site, will erect some modem build- 

 ings according to your Manual and stock it 

 with your birds. It will take several months 

 to carry out my plans. — W. E. P., Missouri. 



FOURTEEN-FOLD INCREASE IN ONE 

 YEAR IN NEBRASKA. About a year ago 

 my father, who lives in Crete, Nebraska, 

 purchased ten pairs Extra Plymouth Rock 

 pigeons from you. They have increased to 

 over twelve dozen pairs. I wish to get the 

 whole flock if it is practical to ship them here, 

 so I am writing to you for advice on the 

 subject. Can you furnish shipping crates ? — 

 0. B.. Vermont. 



HAS KEPT PIGEONS BEFORE AND 

 KNOWS A GOOD LOT. The pigeons you 

 shipped me arrived all right on Friday morn- 

 ing. I notice the pairs were broken up 

 (from the separation, I suppose) for four days, 

 but they are now mating again. As I have 

 kept pigeons before, I know a little about 

 them. This is a good lot of pigeons and i 

 thank you for your promptness in shipping. — 

 J. R. S., Maryland. 



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