STORIES OF SUCCESS WITH PLYMOUTH ROCK HOMERS 



certainly have a good word for you when an 

 occasion offers, — R. H. S., Kentucky. 



STARTED WITH EIGHTY PAIRS EX- 

 TRA, BRED THEM TO FIVE HUNDRED 

 PAIRS. What will you give me for my en- 

 tire stock of Homer pigeons? I have from 

 one thousand to twelve hiuidred birds, all 

 strong and healthy, and from your best stock 

 of birds. I am compelled to sell for the 

 reason that I have taken this hotel and it 

 takes all my time to look after it, Hope to 

 hear from you by return mail, — H. C. 

 P. , Missouri. (This customer started with 

 eighty pairs of our Extra Plymouth Rock 

 Homers.) 



HAS 150 PAIRS OF THE FINEST HOM- 

 ERS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. About 

 a year and one-half ago I bought fifty pairs 

 of your Homer pigeons. I have now one 

 hundred and fifty pairs of the finest Homers 

 in Colorado. Fifty pairs are the original 

 ones that I got from you; the rest I have 

 saved from my young ones. — D. L,, Colorado. 



BOTHERED BY MICE. I wrote you that 

 my birds were not doing well. Since writ- 

 ing the same two hens are setting, and from 

 the amount of driving going on I hope to 

 have them all at work in a few weeks. Since 

 my last letter to you I have been setting 

 traps and have caught seven or eight mice. 

 I suppose that is what has been bothering 

 them, — F, H. M., Tennessee. 



DEATH OF AN OLD AND VALUED 



CUSTOMER. My brother-in-law having died 

 very suddenly in New York, three weeks 

 ago, where he had gone a few days on busi- 

 ness, his squabbery is left without any one to 

 carry it on. The Homers he got of you t-v\'0 

 summers ago, in 1903, two dozen pairs, have 

 done very well indeed, owing to the excellent 

 care he gave them. They were for his own 

 pleasure, so he has not sold any squabs, but 

 used them for the table and to send to friends. 

 I _ should think there are nearly two hundred 

 birds in the two pens at present. What 

 prices should I ask for them? I have writ- 

 ten to you knowing what confidence my 

 brother-in-law had in your judgment, and 

 that under the circumstances you could help 

 me dispose of the pigeons advantageously. — 

 Miss G-. M,, Maine. 



TREATED FINELY — SQUARE DEAL- 

 ING, In reply to my inquiry I received your 

 answer which was very satisfactory, and 

 have shown it to some of my friends who 

 thought that I had been fooled in buying of 

 you. They now think that I have been 

 treated finely by you. I will say that I ap- 

 preciate your square dealing and will speak 

 a good word for you, as there are quite a 

 number here that are going into the busi- 



ness, who have been watching the results of 

 mine. — W. W., Rhode Island, 



STARTED WITH FIVE HUNDRED 

 COMMON PIGEONS AND MADE A FAIL- 

 URE. A short time ago we put up a build- 

 ing after the plans which I purchased of you, 

 and put in five hundred and twenty common 

 pigeons. Since then we have disco vered 

 that we made a mistake. The flock is a 

 failure in more ways than one. We got one 

 hundred and sixty-two pairs of birds from a 

 party we did not know, and the birds were 

 sick when we got them. We received them 

 on a Saturday afternoon, and on Monday 

 they were dying. After .losing quite a few, 

 th_e cause of which we were not able to ascer- 

 tain, we have finally decided to start over 

 again. We are going to put in Homers and 

 start on a more cautious scale. We are go- 

 ing to get rid of all these birds, clean out the 

 building and start anew. We have tried 

 the common pigeons and have been convinced 

 that they are not the right stock. As we 

 are new in the business we have a great deal 

 to learn, and will have to get our informa- 

 tion from those who we are sure do know. 

 Remember, we are willing to pay for the in- 

 formation. If there is any charge please 

 name the price and we will remit. We are 

 beginners and would like to make a success 

 of the business, and do not expect to get for 

 nothing information that has probably cost 

 some one both time and money. — J. D. C, 

 Pennsylvania. 



Answer: We do not think you read our 

 Manual before buying your common pigeons, 

 or if you did, what we say about common 

 pigeons there must have escaped your atten- 

 tion. Common pigeons are useless in com- 

 parison with ^Plymouth Rock Homers, and it 

 is unwise to experiment with them. 



GEORGIA PREACHER FINDS THEM 

 SPLENDID. Enclosed I_ send you post- 

 office money order, for which please send me 

 one leg-band outfit. The birds you sent me 

 are doing splendid, — Rev. L. H. H., Georgia. 



SECOND SHIPMENT— FIRST LOT IS 

 HARD AT WORK. Enclosed find express 

 money order for S20. Please express to my 

 address twelve pairs Homer pigeons. The 

 first lot you expressed to nie is hard at 

 work and making fine headway. — G, F. T., 

 Alabama. 



INCREASED FROM TWELVE PAIRS 

 TO TWO HUNDRED PAIRS IN TWENTY 



MONTHS. I have somewhat about four 

 hundred pigeons that are most all bred from 

 your best stock. They are a nice lot of birds. 

 I started with twelve pairs of your Extra 

 Plymouth Rock Homers twenty months ago 

 — G. P., Massachusetts. 



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