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could get around that part I would enjoy it better. That is the reason I would like to get 

 started with the Carneaux. 



The Carneaux are beyond my expectations. I have bred all kinds of pigeons, but have never 

 seen such breeders in my life. I have bred youngsters from them weighing 19U ounces at 20 

 days old. Can you beat that? Enclosed please find order for six dozen nest bowls. 



I suppose you may be interested to hear about the breeders you sent me last spring. The 

 two pairs of Carneaux are doing fine. They have hatched five pairs of squabs since. 



The Carneaux I bought from you are coming along finely now. I have had luck with two 

 or three settings and now have ten young pigeons from two pairs. 



I bought four pairs of Carneaux of you last November and now (October) have 37 birds. 



I am going to order some more Carneaux sure. As far as I have seen they are the bird. 

 My neighbors here say that mine look more like turkeys than pigeons. 



Some time ago I ordered of you five pairs of Plymouth Rock Carneaux at $6 per pair and am 

 very much pleased with same. I am particularly interested in the building up in point of 

 weight in this particular bird. Hence I beg to be advised whether you would select shipment 

 of extraordinary size at increased price and if so, extent of increased size or weight as compared 

 with the general run of this bird, and at what cost? (Later we received an order from this 

 customer for five pairs more.) 



The Carneaux were purchased of you some time in December last. I think, first three pairs. 

 Then later my partner went over and purchased of you three pairs more, making six pairs 

 of imported birds purchased of you. The balance are the offspring of the original six pairs, 

 I shall have no hesitancy in recommending the Carneaux to any who may inquire. They have 

 proved more prolific than the Homers and much heavier birds. 



The Carneaux proved well. Enclosed find $6 for another pair. We are slowly selling off 

 our Homers, (This customer has bred Homers for many years.) 



We started with six pairs of your Carneaux shipped March 26, 190S. We have divided 

 our loft into two pens, one for the breeders and one for the young. At this time, October 23, 

 we have forty birds altogether, which we consider a good increase. The youn^ birds are begin- 

 ning to mate. Our flock worked right through the moulting season. We enjoy the birds and 

 the work among them very much. (Later — November 23.) We now have forty-five Carneaux 

 all told and eight pairs at work. 



The above letters from, customers give a clear idea of how our Carneaux 

 are getting along in the United States and Canada. Our trade in them 

 increased in 1908 steadily and we are going to ship thousands of pairs in 1909. 



PLYMOUTH ROCK CARHOMES. 



The crossing of a Plymouth Rock Carneau cock to a Plymouth Rock Extra 

 Red Checker Homer female produces a splendid squab and we recommend 

 this cross if you wish to save a little money on your first purchase. If you 

 have some of our Extra Plymouth Rock Homer females now in your flock, 

 red checkers, we will ship you our Carneaux males to mate with them at 

 $2.50 each. Or, if you so instruct us, we will mate a Carneau male to a red 

 checker Homer Extra female and sell the pair to you for $3.50 — as many 

 pairs as you wish at $3.50 a pair. The price of our Carneaux is $6 a pair, 

 one price only. (No special offers made on this breed.) So in buying the 

 Carneau-Homer combination of us instead of the pure Carneaux you will 

 save $2.50 on every pair you buy. 



We call this combination Carhomes, taking enough of each word to make 

 the desired meaning. We advocate red-checker Plymouth Rock Extra 

 Homer females instead of the other colors because the color combination 



