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and did not mind the close confinement after 
the first day. One of the pairs laid two eggs. 
My flock took first, second, third and fourth 
prizes, also one for the largest flock of one 
exhibitor (which was $3), and the white birds 
took first prize over three other pairs. The 
judge was high in praise of the birds and their 
markings. 1 understand you have sold some 
birds to Mr. Marsh, who has heard about my 
success and is to start with one hundred pairs. 
The pigeons sold several months ago to a 
doctor of Warren were through my recom- 
mendation. Thanking you again for past 
favors, I_ remain, etc.—Mrs. R. C., Pennsyl- 
vania. (The pigeon exhibition to which she 
refers was held in February; 1906.) 
OFFERED FIVE DOLLARS A PAIR FOR 
THE BIRDS. Pigeons arrived August 29 
in joe condition and I thank you. I am 
well pleased with the birds; they are the finest 
flock I have ever seen. The teamster who 
brought them out from Seattle informs me a 
man on the way offered him five dollars a pzir 
for the birds. Had I been with him, I surely 
would have taken him up, and made nearly 
$100 by the bargain. You may expect 
another order from me in a month or six 
weeks for one hundred pairs, and then I shall 
have enough breeders to commence with.— 
C. C., State of Washington. 
(We have had quite a number of letters 
similar to this one, and from other informa- 
tion which we have in regard to the Western 
market for breeders, we know it to be a 
remarkable one. Any one who buys our fine 
birds can find a purchaser who is willing to 
ay in many cases much more than the cif- 
erence in express charges. We _ receive 
numerous requests from wholesalers who wish 
to sell our birds in their territory, but we sell 
all the birds we wish to at retail, to the extent 
of our capacity, at one price to all, and do not 
supply such dealers. We are shipping at 
least one order a day the year round to Cali- 
fornia or the State of Washington.) 
OUR HOMERS ARE PRIZED BY FAN-.-.- 
CIERS AS WELL AS SQUAB BREEDER: 
Our Homers sell on their merits as squj 
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Blue Checker Homers we have never seen,” 
said the judge. ‘The first prize in this large 
class was awarded a Homer trom our coops 
exhibited by one of our customers with the 
following comment by the judge: “Grand- 
bodied, up-standing bird, elegant head and eye, 
with the most perfect checkering I ever saw on 
a Homer, but for being a trifle light (in color) 
on rump he would be hard to find fault with.” 
In awarding the first prize in the New York 
show, class of Blue Hens, to a hen sold by us 
and exhibited by one of our customers, the 
judge said: ‘‘This class outside of the winner 
was not paneop Good blue hens are scarce, 
but the first bird is an exception, and probably 
one of the best hens going. She is extra large 
for a hen, almost over the limit in this respect, 
but she is built on the correct lines, very good 
color and smooth type of head. She would 
make a great mate for the first cock.” 
In the fall of 1903, one of our customers, 
with a Homer cock bought of us, won first 
peice every time exhibited, also special prize 
or best Homer in the show, every time ex- 
hibited at_the pigeon and poultry shows at 
Taunton, Brockton and Hartford. 
THIS COMMISSION FIRM IN NEW YORK 
CITY WANTS ONE THOUSAND DOZEN 
SQUABS DAILY, PAYING FROM $4 TO $6 
A DOZEN FOR SQUABS BRED FROM OUR 
BIRDS. The large commission houses handle 
squabs by hundreds of dozens daily and firms 
which are known to furnish squabs of first- 
class size and weight, such as our birds breed, 
get more orders than they can fill, We re- 
ceived the following letter in January, 1904, 
from a well-known.commission firm in New 
York City (whose name and address we give 
to customers who buy breeding stock of us): 
Plymouth Rock Squab Co., Boston, Mass.: 
Gentlemen: I am receiving quite a few 
letters from time to time from the different 
customers of yours that are starting in the 
squab trade. I wish if you see or write 
them, that you would advise them as I 
have done, to put themselves in a position 
to ship from 5 to 10 dozen squabs at a time, 
and if they intend to make a business of it, 
they might as well buy enough breeders in 
breeders, but they are first-class flyers, ablé.. :the start, so as to be able to ship a quantity 
to win in an 
and Chicago 
ary, 1904, in competition with the whole 
country, Homers sold by us and exhibited by 
our customers were the best birds there. In 
awarding the first prize, New York show, class 
of Blue Homer Cocks, the judge said: ‘‘ Grand 
one; the best bird in the ring today to my way 
of thinking. He is a large, fine-colored Homer 
with almost perfect head, broad shoulders ard 
wedge-shaped body, nice eye and fine. dcrk 
cere. This cock also won the cup for best 
Homer shown, and this honor was not new to 
him, as he did the same trick at Lawrence 
earlier in the se?son.” 
- The class of Blue Checker Cocks at the New 
York show was the largest. “A finer class of 
company. 
At the New York 
ational Fizeon Showsin Janu- ~ 
at a time, as these little shipments of one or 
‘two dozen hardly pay one to handle, the 
expense eating up the commission. I have 
stated to them before, and you can also tell 
them, that the squab trade is in its infancy, 
and will certainly increase from time to 
time, and we are in a position to handle 
daily any ‘pett of 1000 dozen squabs, as we 
. have a big outlet to place them promptly at 
top prices, with check to balance same day 
goods are received and sold. For the pres- 
ent, and until further notice, we quote you 
market as follows: Squabs weighing ‘ten 
pounds to the dozen, $5.50 per dozen; nine 
pounds, $5.25 per dozen; eight pounds, 
$5 per dozen; seven pounds, $4 per dozen; 
six and one-half pounds, $2.75 per dozen; 
