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, 



I want to have everything complete before I 

 have them, shipped. — I. S., New York. 



HAS TRIED THEM AND KNOWS. I am 



at present debating with myself and with 

 some of my relations in regard to starting in 

 the pigeon business. My folks are trying to 

 persuade me that it is going to cost too much 

 to start, and that I will not realize any great 



frofits very soon. As I see, and at the best 

 can figure it out, it will take about $100 to 

 start in with fifty pairs of breeders and build a 

 home to accommodate them, getting the price 

 of building down as low as possible with lum- 

 ber at its present price. What I want to 

 know is, do you think it would pay me to start 

 and about how long do you think it would 

 take to ^et back the amount paid out if I 

 relied entirely on the birds ? 



I think I could get it back in four months 

 at the most, because I have three pairs I pur- 

 chased of you in January, besides the young 

 ones I have raised. I have watched and studied 

 their ways and know something about them. 

 I know how fast they breed, etc. Now am I 

 right in my estimation as to the time it would 

 take to regain my money and would you 

 advise me to start if possible ? My birds I 

 have now are doing fine. — S. A., Massachusetts. 



MANURE FOR SALE. Will you please 

 give me the address of some firm to which I 

 can sell my pigeon manure ? My pigeons are 

 doing well this spring. — ^T. 0., New York. 



RHODE ISLAND SUCCESS. I am enclos- 

 ing money order for which kindly send me 

 enclosed supplies. If this money order does 

 not cover cost do not delay the grain but 

 send me bill for extra. My birds are all doing 

 finely.— B. O., Rhode Island. 



THIS IS THE KIND OF PLAIN TALK ONE 

 LIKES TO HEAR. I am finding out for my- 

 self if there was money in squabs and I have 

 found it to be true by other squab breeders. 

 I was to a man's place this afternoon and he 

 said he had no trouble in selling his squabs 

 for a good price. I guess the only trouble 

 is people are sleeping half the time. That's 

 why they don'f know much about squab 

 breeding. If a fellow doesn't believe in squab 

 breeding, all he has to do is to open his eyes 

 and look around. I've been to a couple of 

 bird shows and have seen nothing to go ahead 

 of your birds yet. My friend was saying what 

 nice birds they had at the show, and I thought 

 I would go down with him. We had to pay 

 25 cents to get in. After we looked at the 

 birds, he said that mine would get the fibrst 

 prize if I would take them down. Then I 

 found out that I have some of the biggest birds 



in town. I would like to get some pictures 

 taken and show you some of the birds I got 

 from yours. I found your book to be a book 

 anybody can read and knows what he is read- 

 ing about. Everything is so plain — what a 

 beginner wants to know about breeding birds. 

 I was thinking of sending you my third order. 

 If I do, it will be next week. Hoping you are 

 doing a good business. My birds are doing 

 fine. Your birds are the best breeders and I 

 won't take any others. — S. C. H., Wisconsin. 



NEST BOWLS ALL RIGHT. Please find 

 a money order for one dozen more of your nest 

 bowls. They are O. K. Put them in the 

 house one evening and on going in the next 

 foimd that a pair had already taken posses- 

 sion and started a nest. Have 11 pair setting 

 on eggs and they are doing fine. ' I intend to 

 purchase more from you later as I am going 

 to build a tmit to start this spring and enclose 

 money for your plans for squab houses. 

 Wishing you every success. — w. A., Massa- 

 chusetts. 



ENLARGING. Enclosed find check for 

 which please send me seven pairs of your 

 Extra Homers and one dozen fibre nests. 

 Send by American express. This time I 

 would like to have different colored birds. 

 The birds and supplies you sent me in Janu- 

 ary came in good shape. I was well pleased 

 with same. Am thinking some of putting in 

 50 or 100 pairs more this summer if I can 

 arrange for another house. — H. B., Indiana. 



BEST EVER SEEN IN OKLAHOMA. 



Enclosed please find money order for which 

 send me yotir best Extra Homers as specified. 

 Send all blue-speckled birds, as shown on 

 right of special offer sheet. Your last ship- 

 ment of birds are fine ones and every one that 

 has seen them say they are the finest they ever 

 saw. Trusting these will be the same or 

 better and that I may receive them at your 

 earliest convenience. — W. H., Oklahoma. 



BUYING MORE AFTER ONE YEAR'S 

 EXPERIENCE. A little over a year ago, I 

 bought 24 pairs of your pigeons. Now I wish 

 to buy 300 pairs of yotu- Extra Plymouth 

 Rock Homers and am fixing a house for them 

 and -will be in shape to receive 75 pairs a 

 month, say March 1, April 1, May 1 and Jtme 

 1. I see that $1.70 per pair is your price in 

 lots of 300 pairs and upwards. I should 

 want the best birds as I believe they are the 

 cheapest. Now if this arrangement is all 

 right, you can let me know and I will send 

 you $127.50 for the first 75 pairs. I want 

 your best birds. — E. F., Ohio. 



Is there anybody in your town who has failed at squab raising? Some play at pigeons 

 as they would with a new toy, then give them up. If they bought of us the trouble is with 

 them and not with the pigeons. ^ 



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