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you gave me. In two weeks you may expect 

 to get an order for two hundred pairs, so you 

 can begin to get them paired on. Any sug- 

 gestion you can give me about the houses will 

 be very acceptable, as I am going to begin 

 to build at once." 



- Since the above was written, he has built 

 his first house and we have shipped him 

 the first large lot of birds. His experience 

 is certainly convincing. Any one who has 

 doubts can start with a small purchase of 

 birds and find out the facts for himself, just 

 as this customer did. 



We are continually filling large orders for 

 customers who started with a small purchase 

 and did well. "Why don't you start with 

 two dozen or so pairs and have the experience 

 of this Michigan customer whose order we 

 received this summer: "A short time ago 

 I received twenty -five pairs of your Homers. 

 They are all doing finely, every bird being 

 hvely and full of vim. They are almost all 

 at work now, nest-building, and I am more 

 than satisfied with results thus far obtained. 

 I am about to build two houses, each house 

 to accommodate two hundred and fifty 

 pairs, divided into five fiocks of fifty pairs. 

 Enclosed find New York draft to pay for 

 four hundred and fifty pairs Extra Homers.** 



Under date of July 1, 1904, a customer 

 writes us from an Ohio town : ' 'The Homers 

 I purchased of you two years ago this month 

 have been doing very well, in short, their 

 increase has been marvelous, averaging nine 

 and one-half (9^4) pairs per year for the 

 two years I have had them. I now have 

 quite a flock, bred exclusively from the 

 ttiree pairs of mated birds piuchased from 

 you, but think it is about time to get some 

 new blood in the flock ; therefore will you 

 kindly quote me yoiu: prices for birds from 

 one to three or four months old, equal parts 

 cocks and hens, so that I may turn them 

 in with my young birds to prevent as much 

 inbreeding as possible in that way. I want 

 to say that I at first had some doubts as to the 

 profits of the business, but must confess that 

 they are even more than you have ever 

 claimed.** 



Some of otu" most successful customers are 

 women. One writes us this summer as 

 follows: "Enclosed find post-office money 

 order for $7.08, payment for the following 

 order: three dozen wood nappies, three bath 

 pans, four galvanized iron drinkers. Ship 

 by freight or express as is cheaper. Some- 

 thing over a year ago I bought twelve pairs 

 of pigeons of you. Imperative duties have 

 prevented my giving them as much attention 

 as I would wish, but they have increased artd 

 prospered with but trifling loss. There are 

 now more than forty pairs nesting, and 

 altogether a flock of something over one 

 hundred and fifty. I have sold none, not 

 having had time even to sort them out and 

 send them to market. I hope soon to get 

 into the lofts and put things in first-class 

 shape and weed out all the ctUls. I 



am very well satisfied with my experiment." 



A customer in New York writes: "There 

 have been two pigeon fanciers here this 

 week who say they have no such fine stock 

 as ours, nor have they seen anything like 

 them." 



BOSTON PRICES. The squab market is 

 improving every year, and breeders every- 

 where are getting better prices, even ri^ht 

 here in Boston, the centre of the section 

 where our business is done, and where the 

 interest in squabs is very great. The follow- 

 ing quotations from the Boston Daily Globe 

 cover a period of over five years, and, as will 

 be seen, prices are firmly maintained. New 

 York prices are better than these : 



March 28, 1903 $4.00 and $5.00 a dozen 



Apr. 25, 1903 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



May 23, 1903 4.00 and 4.50 a dozen 



June 27, 1903 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



July 11, 1903 3.50 a dozen 



Aug. 22, 1903 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 



Sept. 19, 1903 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



Oct. 24, 1903 4.00 and 4.50 a dozen 



Nov. 14, 1903 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



Dec. 5, 1903 4.50 and 5.00 a dozen 



Jan. 30, 1904 5.00 and 6.00 a dozen 



Feb. 20, 1904 4.50 a dozen 



Mar. 12. 1904 5.00 and 5.50 a dozen 



Apr. 30, 1904 4.00 and 4.50 a dozen 



May 28, 1904 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 



June 11, 1904 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 



July 2?, 1904 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



Aug. 13. 1904 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



Aug 20, 1904 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



Sept. 10, 1904 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



Oct. 8, 1904 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 



Nov. 5, 1904 3.00, 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



Dec. 31, 1904 4.50 and 5.00 a dozen 



Jan. 7, 1905 4.50 and 5.00 a dozen 



Mar. 25, 1905 4.50 and 5.00 a dozen 



Apr. 1, 1905 4.00 and 4.50 a dozen 



May 27, 1905 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



June 3, 1905 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



July 8, 1905 3.00 and 3,50 a dozen 



Aug. 12, 1905 4.50 a dozen 



Sept. 23, 1905 3.00 and 3.50 a dozen 



Oct. 21, 1905 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 



Dec. 16, 1905 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 



Jan. 20, 1906 4.00 a dozen 



Mar. 31, 1906 4.25 and 4.75 a dozen 



Apr. 7, 1906 4.00 and 5.00 a dozen 



May 26, 1906 3.50 a dozen 



June 16, 1906 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 



July 28, 1906 3.50 a dozen 



Aug. 22, 1906 3.50 a dozen 



Oct. 20, 1906 3.50 a dozen 



Jan. 5, 1907 5.00 a dozen 



Jan. 19, 1907 3.50 and 5.00 a dozen 



Mar. 9, 1907 3.00 and 3.50 a dozen 



Mar. 23, 1907 3.50 and 5.00 a dozen 



Apr. 6, 1907 4.00 and 5.00 a dozen 



June 29, 1907 3.00 and 3.50 a dozen 



Sept. 28, 1907 4.00 a dozen 



Nov. 23, 1907 3.00 and 4.50 a dozen 



Dec. 14, 1907 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 



Jan. 18, 1908 5.00 a dozen 



