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MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 



1908 



STRONG MATINGS LAST TO THE STATE 

 OF WASHINGTON AND SEVEN PAIRS OUT 

 OF FOURTEEN HAVE EGGS WITHIN TWO 

 WEEKS, REST DRIVING. Rectived your 



shipment of 14 pairs of Homers about two 

 weeks ago. There are seven pairs of them 

 on eggs today and the rest are all driving. 



They were all in first-class condition except 

 one cock, which seemed to have had his neck 

 hurt, as he could not hold his head up nor 

 eat anything, and "'he died. Thank you for 

 your promptness and the two pairs free. — 

 H. G. M., State of Washington. 



VERY SUCCESSFUL WISHES TO BUY 



MORE. Could you tell us of a place where 

 we could sell our pigeon manure? We have 

 some four or five bushels. We have been 

 very successful with our Homers. Starting 

 with 12, we now have about 60 or 70. We 

 want to buy some more breeders. — G. P., 

 Missouri. 



SQUABS A FEW DAYS OLD. 



KENTUCKY WOMAN*S SUCCESS WITH 

 FAST-BREEDING PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 



About 18 months ago we purchased from you 

 six pairs of your Extra mated Homers, each 

 pair a different color. These birds have done 

 extra food work for us and have been more 

 than satisfactory in every way. We have on 

 hand now about 50 mated birds and about 

 100 youngsters; son? of which ought soon to 

 mate. The birds are all in good condition, 

 moulting, but in spite of that some are still 

 at work. — Mrs. C. P. M., Kentucky. 



ALL MATED, QVICK IN GETTING TO 

 WORK IN DISTANT TEXAS. The pigeons 

 that I got from you last Thursday are getting 

 along just fine. Two pairs have nests and 

 as far as I can see they are all mated. The 

 Extra hens, it took them just about a week, 

 which is fine. The Wells Fargo would not 

 ship the crate collert on delivery, so I paid 

 them ten cents for sh jpping. I am well 

 t)leased with the birds. — G. J. W., Texas. 



SQUABS TWICE AS LARGE AS THOSE 

 FROM HOMERS FROM ORDINARY 

 SOURCES. My birds purchased of you have 

 been doing splendidly, under rather adverse 



circumstances because of the lack of care 

 occasioned by my constant absence from, 

 home. Since entering into the business, I 

 bj.v« taken special note of different pens in 

 v^iii^'-S parts of the State, of pigeons pur- 

 cbai; I'i elsewhere, and find to my entire 

 sati'-tactiun that none are as fine or finer than 

 my birds. I have been unable to keep an 

 exact tab on the rate at which they breed 

 but I_ notice that certain pairs exceed others 

 in this capacity and have been exceedingly 

 satisfactory. 



As to size of squabs, I can best tell you in 

 the words of one of my customers upon her 

 first purchase ; * Why, Mr. Cantey, I never 

 saw such large, fat things in my life. I had 

 to stuff and bake them, instead of broiling. 

 They are twice as large as any I have been 

 getting elsewhere. I wouldn't mind if they 

 were smaller." This is her unvarnished 

 statement. I will send you a photograph of 

 my pen in a few days. — ^H. C, South Carolina. 



OUR MATED PAIRS GO RIGHT TO WORK 



IN KANSAS. I have delayed writing in order 

 to see how the birds were going to turn out. 

 Can say that I am very much pleased with 

 them. They were delayed in Junction City 

 from Saturday until Monday, but arrived 

 in good shape. One male had its ei'es 

 pecked until it couldn't sec, but I took it nut 

 and bathed the swelling and it was all O.K. 

 in a few days. I have four eggs and three 

 more ncsts are being built, so you see they 

 are going right to work. I have them so 

 tame that I can hardly keep from stepping 

 on them when I go into the house. I will 

 probably want more the first of the year and 

 if I do I will certainly order from you. — 

 C. E. T., Kansas. 



VIRGINIA CUSTOMER A STEADY 

 BUYER. I enclose check for ten pairs blue 

 and blue checker breeding pigeons. Ship per 

 Adams Express to me. I intend to order in 

 lots until I have 300 pairs. 'Sly old birds 

 are doing well. I now have IS pairs including 

 squabs. — H. T. I., Virginia. (This customer's 

 first purchase was eight pairs, shipped in 

 June , 1 907. At this writing, November, 

 1907, he has sent in four more orders. His 

 wife gave him a birthday surprise by ordering 

 20 pairs which we shipped so that they 

 reached him on his anniversary.) 



NO SUBSTITUTES WANTED, BUT SOME- 

 THING JUST AS GOOD. I want to make 

 another order by the 25th of this month 

 (October, 1907). The last pigeons vou 

 shipped me were beauties and I would like 

 to have some more just as good. — C. 0„ 

 Alabama. 



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