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you gave me. In two weeks you may expect 
to get an order for two hundred pairs, so you 
can begin to get them paired off. Any sug- 
gestion you can give me about the houses will 
very acceptable, as I am going to begin 
to build at once.” 
Since the above was written, he has built 
his first house and we have shipped him 
the first large lot of birds. His experience 
is certainly convincing. Any one who has 
doubts can start with a small purchase of 
birds and find out the facts for himself, just 
as this customer did, 
We are continually filling large orders for 
customers who started with a small purchase 
and did well. Why don’t you start with 
two dozen or so pairs and have the experience 
of this Michigan customer whose order we 
received this summer: ‘‘A short time ago 
I received twenty-five pairs of your Homers. 
They are all doing finely, every bird being 
lively and full of vim. They are almost all 
at work now, nest-building, and I am more 
than satisfied with results thus far obtained. 
I am about to build two houses, each house 
to accommodate two. hundred.and fifty 
airs, divided into five flocks of fifty pairs. 
melosed find New York draft to pay for 
four hundred and fifty pairs Extra Homers.” 
Under date of July 1, 1904, a customer 
writes us from an Ohio town: ‘‘The Homers 
I purchased of you two years ago this month 
have been doing very well, in short, their 
increase has been marvelous, averaging nine 
and one-half (9'4) pairs per year for the 
two years I have had them. I now have 
quite a flock, bred exclusively from the 
three pairs of mated birds purchased from 
you, but think it is about time to get some 
new blood in the flock; therefore will you 
kindly quote me your prices for birds from 
one to three or four months old, equal parts 
cocks and hens, so that I may turn them 
in with my young birds to prevent as much 
inbreedinz as possible in that way. I want 
to say that I at first had some doubts as to the 
profits of the business, but must confess that 
they are even more than you have ever 
claimed.” 
Some of our most successful customers are 
women. One writes us this summer as 
follows: “Enclosed find post-office money 
order for $7.03, payment for the flo e 
order: three dozen wood nappies, three bat! 
ans, four galvanized iron drinkers. Ship 
y freizht or express as is cheaper. Some- 
thing over a year ago I bought twelve pairs 
of pigeons of you. Imperative duties have 
prevented my giving them as much attention 
as I would wish, but they have increased and 
prospered with but trifling loss. There are 
now more than forty pairs nesting,. and 
altozether a flock of something over one 
hundred and fifty. I have sold none, not 
having had time even to sort them out and 
send them to market. I hope soon to get 
into the lofts and put things in first-class 
shape and weed out all the culls. I 
-improving every year, and 
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am very well satisfied with my experiment.” 
A customer in New York writes: ‘“‘There 
have been two pigeon faneiers here this 
week who say they have no such fine stock 
as ours, nor have they seen anything like 
them.” 
BOSTON PRICES. The squab market is 
reeders every: 
where are getting better prices, even right 
here in Boston, the centre of the section 
where our business is done, and where the 
interest in squabs is very great. The follow- 
ing quotations from the Boston Daily Globe 
cover a period of over five years, and, as will 
be seen, prices are firmly maintained. New 
York prices are better than these: 
March 28, 1903...... $4.00 and $5.00 a dozen 
Apr. 25, 1903....... 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
May 28, 1903....... 4.00 and 4.50 a dozen 
June 27, 1903....... 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
Saly Ws W908 ce cay wernenenes a 3.50 a dozen 
ug. 22, 3. .. 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 
Sept. 19, 1903 .. 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
Oct. 24, 1903. -. 4.00 and 4.50 a dozen 
Nov. 14, 1903 .. 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
Dec. 5, 1903... .. 4,50 and 5.00 a dozen 
ie. 30; 1904....... 5.00 and 6.00 a dozen 
eb. 20, 1904............... 4.50 a dozen 
Mar. 12, 1904........ 5.00 and 5.50 a dozen 
Apr. 30, 1904........ 4.00 and 4.50 a dozen 
May 28, 1904...... . 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 
une 11,1904 .. 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 
uly 23, 1904 .. 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
ug. 13, 1904 . 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
Aug 20, 1904 . 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
Sept. 10, 1904....... 3.50 and 4,00 a dozen 
ict. 8, 19 ....... 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 
Nov. 5, 1904... .3.00, 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
Dec. 31, 1904....... 4.50 and 5.00 a dozen 
an. 7, 19 .. 4.50 and 5.00 a dozen 
ar.25,1905........ 4.50 and 5.00 a dozen 
Apr. 1, 1905......... 4.00 and 4,50 a dozen 
ay 27,1905........ 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
June 3, 1905........ 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
July 8, 1905......... 3.00 and 3.50 a dozen 
Aug. 12, 1905 seaeesses. 4,90 a dozen 
Sept. 23, 1905 .. 3.00 and 3.50 a dozen 
Oct. 21, 1905........ 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 
Dec. 16, 1905........ 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 
Jan. 20, 1906.................4,00 a dozen 
Mar. 31, 1906....... 4.25 and 4.75 a dozen 
Apr. 7, 1906 4.00 and 5.00 a dozen 
May 26, 1906 teeeeee..... 3,50 a dozen 
June 16, 1906 .. 3.50 and 4.00 a dozen 
July 28, 1906 veveeeee.. 3,50 a dozen 
Aug. 22, 1906................ 3.50 a dozen 
Oct. 20, 1906................. 3,50 a dozen 
an. 5, 1907.................. 5.00 a dozen 
an. 19, 1907........ 3.50 and 5.00 a dozen 
Mar. 9, 1907 3.00 and 3.50 a dozen 
Mar. 23, 1907 3.50 and 5.09 a dozen 
pr. 6, 19) 4.00 and 5.00 a dozen 
June 29, 1907....... 3.00 and 3.50 a dozen 
Sept. 28,1907............. .. 4.00 a dozen 
Nov. 23, 1907....... 3.00 and 4.50 a dozen 
Dec. 14, 1907........ 3.00 and 4.00 a dozen 
Jan. 18, 1908,..............., 5.00 a dozen 
