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ANOTHER VIEW OF MASSACHUSETTS PLANT. 



The customer whtrae main plant we illustrate on this page and the preceding page li'ves not far from our Melrose 

 farm. His building' has been erected after our plans and is a duplicate of our own buildings with slight variations. 

 One of these variations is ventilators in the roof, an excellent idea. The ventilators in our own houses are at the 

 ends of the houses, which genera-ly serve well, but on very hot days in summer we have felt the need of additional 

 ventilators in the roof as this customer has built them. He has room enough in the cellar of his house to grow 

 mushrooms and rhubarb. The rhubarb grows fast and to great size. This customer grows rhubarb five feet high 

 in the dark in such a place and there is a good market for it. He is a market gardener and understands how to 

 utilize the under part of his squab house in this manner. He heats this house and the cellar under it with a hot 

 water plant. If any of our customers wish to put in hot water heaters, write us and we will give you tlie benefit 

 of our experience. We have tried three kinds of heaters at our Melrose plant, -in fact we have three different kinds 

 in use there now and have learned something about the different makes and can give helpful advice on this subject. 



HALF-INCH MESH WIRE NETTING OVER THE SILLS TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR 

 RATS TO GNAW THROUGH. I got birds from you last summer, two shipments of the Extra. 

 What do you ask for them now, as I want to get some? Your birds are fine and doing well. 

 I have nearly 1000 birds and have a fine place, building 130 feet long, 14 feet wide, cut into 

 units, south front, matched lumber outside and in. I used a certain building paper all over 

 outside, tar paper inside. I intend to raise 10,000 birds and put up more buildings. Hog rings 

 are the thing to use to weave the wire netting. I put fine wire netting, half-inch mesh, one foot 

 wide, the entire length of building on the joist over the sills before floor is put down. No rats 

 can get in. — F. E. B., Iowa. 



FOUR HUNDRED PAIRS BRED FROM SIXTEEN PAIRS PLYMOUTH ROCK HOMERS IN 

 THREE YEARS, AND 700 SQUABS SOLD. I purchased 16 pairs Plymouth Rock Homers 

 from your company in July, 1905. I have about 800 birds now (October, 1908). I have sold 

 about 700 squabs, nearly all for $3.50 per dozen, but of late I have had hard luck with rats. 

 They have not been breeding well for about two months. I have lost quite a number from 

 going light and dumping around. I thought perhaps they needed some of your health grit or 

 something of that kind and I enclose an order for your health grit. — H. S., Michigan. 



BETTER THAN OTHERS. Last spring 

 I bought ".52 pairs of Plymouth Rock Extra 

 Homers from you and like them better than 

 any I have. They have done better than 

 birds I paid more for, and I want to get some 

 more of them, but I have no room. I want 

 to sell 100 pairs which I bought in Connecticut. 

 C. B., Connecticut. 



RAPID BREEDING IN VIRGINIA CLI- 

 MATE. One or two of my pairs lay every 

 seven weeks. The others all do better. 

 One pair lays every month. The squabs 

 that I raise average one pound. I feed 

 mostlv corn, wheat, barley, and small grains 

 of whole corn. Sometimes I crumble up 

 toast for them. — P. S., Va. 



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