HOW WE SHIP PIGEONS. 
Care and skill exercised in shipping live pigeons are large factors in supetvnte 
customers. It is not a pleasant experience to send money away for pigeons an 
have them reach you in a home-made box, generally of enormous weight, and bearing 
enormous express charges. : 
We originated the above style of shipping and have two thousand shipping © 
baskets in use. They are expensive but by their use we are able to guarantee safe 
arrival. The customer receives his shipment in faultless condition. 
The small bag of grain on top of the basket, tied to it, is for the use of the express- 
man in feeding the birds en route. The tin water dish is at the end of the basket, 
outside, where it ought to be, not inside. : 
These shipping baskets remain our property and are returned to us empty at our 
expense after the customer has released his birds, 
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