MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 



COMMON PIGEONS A FAILURE. REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT FOUR 

 PAIRS PLYMOUTH ROCKS WILL DO IN TEXAS. In February, 1907. I purchased 12 pairs 

 of common pigeons from a friend, expecting to clear as large a profit from them as I could from 

 the Homers. However, we soon found the difference for when we sold out about six months 

 later, I am positive we did not sell more than 15 pairs altogether, that is to say, most of our 

 squabs died or did not hatch. About the end of October, 1907, I received four pairs of Number 

 One Homers from the Plymouth Rock Squab Company. About November 15 I got two pairs 

 started and later on the other two started. I now (May, 1908) have 50 squabs and breeders 

 and all our pairs are setting again. I have 15 pairs mated. I never saw anything like it. 1 

 have never seen any birds to equal ours in any respect. Our squabs are large and healthy, 

 weighing not less than eight pounds to the dozen. I keep a careful record of the breeders and 

 they average eight or nine pairs to the year. We do not know the price of them, as we have 

 never sold any, but a friend of ours sold them at $4.80 a dozen. These were common and 

 Homers mixed and I am sure that if he makes money off of those poor breeders, we ought to 

 make more off your prolific birds. We have fed corn, Kaffir corn, wheat and a_ little millet. 

 As we have followed your Manual as closely as possible, we have had no trouble with Hce. We 

 had two cases of canker, but we did what you advised and had no further trouble. I have not 

 kept account of expenditures, but I know that the birds have well paid for themselves. My 

 ideas of the birds and the business are O. K.. and in the fiiture I expect to raise more pigeons. 

 You may be sure they will be Plymouth Rock Homers, as they are the best. I would have had 

 no idea of the pigeon business had it not been for your Manual. I can tell you that it is all 

 riqht and any one would be lost without it. I will always praise the Plymouth Rock Squab 

 Company in the highest terms. (I forgot to mention above that on account of our house being 

 improperly built some small animal got through a hole and took eggs and squabs. This hap- 

 pened three times but not any more). — E. G. R., Texas. 



SMALL FLOCK PAYING A GOOD PROFIT. 



In April, 1906, I bought six pairs of your 

 Plymouth Rock Homers and in just one year 

 I had raised 85 birds. In May, 1907, 17 

 months after my first purchase, I had 110 or 

 55 pairs, I then began selling squabs, and 

 in the eight and one-half months I have sold 

 228 squabs at 25 cents each, which is $57. 

 I kill them with your killing machine, hang 

 them up as your Manual teaches and bleed 

 them. I do not have time to dress them, 

 or I could get better prices. I have had none 

 that weighed less than eight pounds, and 

 many that weighed 10 pounds to the dozen. 

 The expense of feeding them the eight and 

 one-half months has been $33.15, a profit of 

 $21.35. I think there is big money to be 

 made raising squabs. I keep this small flock 

 in connection with 35 chickens, and only have 

 time outside of business hours to look after 

 them, which is ample. 



I have seen lots of Homers, nice-looking 

 ones too, but they do not breed as fast as 

 mine. I follow your Manual, in fact, all 1 

 know about them is what the book says. I 

 have had no sickness nor lice, simply kept 

 them clean and fed red wheat, cracked com, 

 Kaffir corn, buckwheat, hemp-seed, millet, 

 oyster shells and plenty of good sand. My 

 idea of successful squab raising is cleanliness, 

 pure feed and water, and attention to busi- 

 ness. — C. H., New York. 



RAISING TOBACCO AND PLYMOUTH 

 ROCK SQUABS. We grow 30,000 pounds 

 of tobacco per year and make fresh stems 

 constantly, bales run about 125 pounds. 

 We have bought our first Homers from you 

 and have done well. I am glad to hear from 

 you on stems. — C. H. W., Connecticut, 



PERSONAL INQUIRY AND ITS RESULTS. 

 I am a member of All Souls Unitarian Church 

 of Washington, raade up of New England 



people largely, and many of them Bostonians. 

 Also I go to Greenacre (Eliot, "Maine), occa- 

 sionally in the summer to speak on Emerson 

 and his philosophy, therefore I have a large 

 acquaintance up your way. I mentioned 

 my intention in a social group of going into 

 squab raising and asked incidentally about 

 your place. They offered to get me the re- 

 port and did so, but I do not know the channel. 

 I did not care to know of your financial con- 

 dition, but I was anxious to leam of your 

 character and reputation. The report was 

 very gratifying. In it was stated that you 

 were "gilt-edged as to character and reputa- 

 tion.'* It made me feel good to get such a 

 report, for I knew I could safely go on and 

 enlarge under your counsel and advice. 

 Thank you for your offer to assist me when- 

 ever I may call on you. If you happen down 

 this way, try to see me either at the Bureau 

 of Immigration or at my country home in 

 Maryland, half-way between Washington and 

 Baltimore, where we shall establish our plant. 

 We are looking for a suitable piece of ground, 

 say 10 or 20 acres, where we shall plant a good 

 German and his wife and make it pay in other 

 respects.— J, A. C, District of Columbia. 



SQUABS WEIGHING OVER ONE POUND 

 WHEN THREE WEEKS OLD. I have re- 

 ceived the female Homer in good shape. It 

 was a pretty bird. I just weighed some of my 

 squabs which are not quite three weeks old 

 and they weigh over one pound. I expect 

 to order some more birds some time in 

 spring. — H. S., Pennsylvania, 



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