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MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 



1908 



SIX SQUABS WEIGHED A LITTLE OVER 

 FOUR AND ONE HALF POUNDS. I am 



sending you by mail a photo of one of my 

 pigeon houses. 1 cannot have both houses 

 taken in the same picture because tliey are 

 too far apart. This picture was taken when 

 I had only 25 pairs of birds in it. I now 

 have 45 pairs in it, all your birds, and they 

 ai"e doing fine. The birds are not quite 

 through the moult yet but they have been 

 breeding right alon^. I killed six squabs 

 to-day and they weighed a little over four 

 and one-half pounds aftv^r they were picked; 

 so that's not so bad, considering that they are 

 moulting. Please let me know if you can 

 let me have two pairs of good Carneaux, 

 something you can recommend, as I would 

 like to get good ones. — W. I. L., West 

 Virginia. 



WOMEN ENJOY SQUAB RAISING. 



HE HAS THE LARGEST HOMERS IN HIS 

 PENNSYLVANIA TOWN. I think it is time 

 to iet you know about my birds which I got 

 from you in April, 1906. Well, they are 

 doing all right. You know I got three pairs. 

 Now (May, 1907) I have 36. About 16 

 young ones died last winter on account of the 

 very cold weather we had. I must thank you 

 very much for the birds which you sold me. 

 We have quite a lot of people that have 

 Homer pigeons around here, but I have the 

 largest of them all, so I am well satisfied and 

 shall always recommend your squab farm 

 andyour Homers. — H. D, K., Pennsylvania. 



EXTRA POCKET MONEY. I thought I 

 would write and tell you how my birds are 

 getting about. I have raised squabs enough 

 to pay for their expenses and extra pocket 

 money. — J. D,, Massachusetts. 



EXTRA PLYMOUTH ROCKS SUPERIOR 

 TO ANY RUNT CROSSES AT MUCH LESS 

 COST. I have been interested in your 

 advertisements for some time, and if you will 

 favor me with any suggestions regarding my 

 own birds, I will be grateful. About two 

 years ago, I got some Runt-Homer crosses 

 of the best strain, thinking them best for 

 heavy squabs. They are as prolific as can be, 

 but the squabs weigh only 14 or 15 ounces 

 at four weeks old. The surroundings, feeding, 

 etc., are all right, as I am only keeping a few 

 pairs for pleasure of it. Would like to be put 

 aright. — P. A. R., California. 



Answer, The strain of Extra Plymouth 

 Rock Homers we have developed are superior 

 in weight of squabs and rate of breeding to 

 any Runt cross, at one-fourth the cost of 

 Runts, The only birds superior to our Extra 

 Homers are our Carneaux. These breed 

 squabs weighing 12 pounds and more to the 

 dozen, and breed faster than Homers. 



NO LET-UP IN BREEDING IN STATE 

 OF WASHINGTON. FINE, FAT SQUABS. 

 Since last August I have been a very sick 

 man; in fact, came very close to the divide, 

 but have not crossed over yet. (April, 1907.) 

 About my pigeons, I have not noticed any 

 let up about their breeding since they com- 

 menced last May. I have about 150 all told 

 now, fine big fellows. I have fed them red 

 wheat, kafiir com, hemp seed and the small 

 yellow seed you recommended, have forgotten 

 its name , with grit , clam shell from the 

 beach, _ salt and charcoal once in a while, 

 foxmtain of water in the house and running 

 water in the yard. The birds do not like 

 strangers. They are not afraid of me. I 

 have some fine fat squabs. You can im- 

 prove on your hopper feeder by nailing a lath 

 on the inch piece to which the feeding holes 

 are nailed. Let it stand up one-haH to 

 three-quarters inches above the one-inch 

 piece. It does not allow them to pull out 

 the grain so fast. I send you a picture of 

 the house and yard with a few of the pigeons 

 on roosts. — G, H., State of Washington. 



TWELVE PAIRS OUT OF THIRTEEN 

 PAIRS AT WORK IN TWELVE DAYS 

 AFTER RECEIPT. I thought it might be 

 of interest to you to know how my little flock 

 of birds are getting along. It has been just 

 twelve days since they arrived and I now have 

 twelve pairs out of the baker's dozen at work. 

 It strikes me that there is " something doing." 

 I have a nice, roomy home for them and do 

 everything that I can to make them happy. 

 and enjoy the care of them ve^- much. I 

 feel now as though I will succeed and if I do 

 I will build me a unit plant next spring and 

 will stock it with your Homers. I go East 

 about once a year as far as New York, and the 

 next time I go, I will go over to Boston and visit 

 your plant. — B. A., Georgia. 



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