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LARGE AND PROFITABLE FLOCK BREEDING HIGHEST-GRADE SQUABS, DEVELOPED 

 IN TWO YEARS FROM A PURCHASE OF ONLY SEVEN PAIRS. In the early part of 1906 

 1 Decame interested in squab raising. After reading a great deal on the subject, and especiallv 

 the *' National Standard Squab Book," written by Elmer C. Rice of the Plymouth Rock Squab 

 Co., I concluded to try my hand at the business, not so much for profit as for relief from the 

 confining work of my profession. 1 was fully convinced that I would find the work not only 

 profitable but most enjoyable. 



I immediately set to work, at odd times, to fit up for a scjuab loft the upstairs of a small 

 bam on the south end of a city lot upon which my residence is located. At the present time, 

 I have the upstairs of this bam divided into two breeding pens with one flying pen to the west 

 and another one to the north. In order to give my birds plenty of sunshine, I built my north 

 flying pen as high as the eaves of the bam. By so constructing it the birds can have sunshine 

 the entire day. 



In Febi-uary, 1906, I bought of the Plymouth Rock Squab Company the first pigeons I have 

 ever owned, consisting of seven mated pairs of as fine Homers as can be found in any loft. 

 All but one pair of these were prolific breeders. From one of these pairs I have raised 37 squabs* 

 averag^ing in weight about 13 ounces each. 



Although I have a few times bought elsewhere a pair of pigeons that suited my fancy as to 

 color, etc., I have failed to find any better ones than those mentioned above. 



I have one of your banding outfits with which I make open aluminum bands. Just before 

 the youngsters intended for breeders leave the nest, I place on them one of these bands. I 

 keep a very careful record of each one of these intended breeders. From this record I can trace 

 the origin of any of the breeders which I have raised back to their oldest ancestors in my loft. 

 This record and my mating coop have enabled me to avoid inbreeding. 



As a result of the splendid stock of birds with which I started, proper mating and the best 

 of care, I now (July, 1908,) have a fiock of nearly 250 exceptionally good Homers. A finer flock 

 I have never seen. Nearly all of them are mated and doing good work. 



From this flock I have sold nearly 500 squabs, and I am now putting into market over 100 

 per month, besides retaining some of the choicest squabs for breeders. My squabs average 

 nearly nine pounds to the dozen. With the exception of those raised by very young parent 

 birds, they average over nine pounds to the dozen, while a few go as high as 12 pounds to the 

 dozen. 



From my limited experience in the business, I am fully satisfied that squab raising is not 

 only very enjoyable work, but also very profitable to the one who starts with first-class birds, 

 gives them fixst-class care, uses ordinary good judgment in managing the business, and has 

 stick-to-it enough to give the business a fair test before giving up. — W. A. G., Ohio. 



HIS NEIGHBOR, AN ENGLISH EXPERT, THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY CHANGED 



COMPLIMENTED HIS PLYMOUTH ROCK HIS BABYHOOD PLAY-HOUSE INTO A 



HOMERS. My neighbor, an Englishman. SQUAB HOUSE AT A TOTAL EXPENDI- 



who has raised pigeons all his life from the TURE OF TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. I 



time he was a boy in England, complimented changed an old play-house into a squab house 



my Plymouth Rock Homers very highly. and built a pen and the whole thing cost me 



One side of his pigeon pen forms one side of 25 cents for bolts and wire staples. I will 



mine, our two houses joining, and we have send you sometime some photographs of my 



a good way to compare the birds, side by Plymouth Rock Homers and my house. I 



side. He has fine birds (raises his for fliers), follow the instructions in your Manual and 



but, althotigh a novice in the business myself am well '.;atisfied with everything. My papa 



and not authoritative on the matter, I would ordered the pigeons for me. Yoior well- 



not trade my pigeons for any he has. It was pleased customer. — W. C, Massachusetts, 



evident at the start that the birds you sent Note. We print this boy s letter because 



me were well mated, and my neighbor also we think he holds the record on cheapest 



remarked how well they seemed to be paired, squab-house constmction (or remodeling), 



and how devoted the pairs were to each other. Who can beat it? 



L*™ Sp%etwLTmyTelf fnf ttf Ly^^^^ STARTED WITH CHEAP HOMERS. BUT 



f r™iprocal natiS-e and I am thorouKhly HAD TO KILL THEM OFF AHD BUY PLY- 



pleasef and Sfied-R. R. M.. West MOUTH ROCKS. I send you draft for S45. 



Vireinia Send the birds as soon as you can. I have 



the squab house all ready. Last fall I sent 



SOUABS SOLD IN OHIO AT AS AVERAGE off for six pairs, then early this spring I sent 



PRICE OF $3 36 A DOZEN. My squabs are for six pairs to another firm (low-priced place), 



doing fine now We have marketed 724 I h£,ve now one pair that is fairly good and one 



sauabs since October 12, 1907, to June 20, good cock. I killed the others. I do not 



1908 off 210 pairs of birds— average price want any more $1 per pair pigeons.— J. B., 



apiece, 28 cents.— W. H., Ohio. I°'^'a. 



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