STORIES OF SUCCESS WITH PLYMOUTH ROCK HOMERS 
THIS WOMAN IS POSTMASTER IN HER 
TOWN—SHE sLtARTED LN 1903 WITH OOR 
BIRDS AND THis Is WHAT SHE HAS 
DONE. In July, 1903, I purchased a few 
birds from you. Ihave bought no others but 
have now got over a hundred and would like 
some advice relative to shipping squabs. 
Will it pay to ship one or two dozen at a time 
to Boston, and will you tell me who would be 
reliable parties to ship to? As I told you in 
my first letter, this is a somewhat isolated 
place; however, there are quite a number 
watching my experiment, as I have the only 
store here and have recently been appointed 
postmaster. Every one notices the birds and 
my success will probably bring you orders. I 
have lost only one bird and that one by acci- 
dent; no sickness or lice in my flock at any 
time.—Miss L. K., New Hampshire. 
PLEASED WITH FIRST LOT, WILL OR- 
DER ANOTHER. I am so well pleased with 
the coop of birds shipped me that as soon as I 
get my house built and nappies in, will order 
another coop of your highest-priced birds.— 
R. H. N., Georgia. 
AN IMPORTANT STORY TOLD IN FEW 
WORDS—THIS CUSTOMER IN PENNSYL- 
VANIA FOUND A LARGE FLOCK OF 
PLYMOUTH ROCK HOMERS BY HIS 
. EXPERIENCE BEYOND REPROACH. 
Please ship balance of my order of Extra 
Homers (one hundred pairs due me) at earliest 
moment, Kindly telegraph night of ship- 
ment. The first lot (two hundred pairs) are 
beyond reproach.—C. K., Pennsylvania, 
REACHED TEXAS IN GOOD SHAPE— 
CUSTOMER SATISFIED. I beg to advise 
you that the pigeons reached here yesterday 
all in good shape. So far I am very mach 
pleased with them and with your prompt 
shipment and good treatment. I hope to send 
you another order soon for a dozen pairs.— 
A. G. M., Texas. 
ALL AND MORE THAN EXPECTED. On 
Saturday I went out to my country place and 
found the pigeons. They are all and more 
than I expected and are in every way satis- 
factory. I presume my man will return the 
empty pigeon crates this week.—H. A. K., 
Illinois. 
SQUABS FROM OUR EXTRA PLYMOUTH 
ROCK HOMERS WEIGHING 10%, 10% 
AND 11! POUNDS TO THE DOZEN. My 
first shipment of squabs will be made Apiil 
11. So far my squaps have averaged ten 
and one-quarter, ten and one-half and eleven 
and one-half pounds to the dozen, If you can 
give me any -data necessary for spring and 
summer it .will .be appreciated.—C. a 
Michigan. . (This customer started with four 
hundred pairs of our Extra Homers.) 
INCREASED FROM A DOZEN PAIRS TO 
250. I bought a dozen pairs of birds from 
you two years ago, and now have two hundred 
and fifty. Is that doing well? Will you 
kindly inform me by return mail how you 
separate the pigeon dung from the other 
matter it gets mixed with, and I will be greatly 
obliged.—F. M. F., Iowa. 
INSIDE TWO MONTHS HAS YOUNG 
BIRDS BEING RAISED IN A SEPARATE 
PEN. I bought a dozen pairs of Homers of 
you and received them March 1, two months 
ago. They have mated and produced quite a 
number of squabs. I have the squabs in a 
separate house, as I intend to raise them for a 
year or so until 1 increase my flock. I have 
been advised to pull out the tail feathers.of the 
squabs when they are old enough to. put intoa 
house by themselves, as it would decrease the 
death rate among them, as all their vitality 
can go to the bird and not into the tail feath- 
ers. Is there anything in this advice ?—J: W. 
W., Rhode Island. 
Answer: We believe it is best not to pull the 
tail feathers out of the young. We have never 
done it ourselves. Certainly the Creator does 
not pull out the tail feathers from these young 
birds when they are weaned. 
RECREATION FOR AN IOWA MINISTER. 
The twenty-six birds came in good shape, 
spuerently no worse for the journey. Most 
of them are active. I am well pleased with 
the birds. We are making friends rapidly, 
seme of them eating almost at once out of my 
hand. I wish them to do well, and as soon as 
I get accustomed to their ways it is my inten- 
tion to put in enough stock to make their care 
worth while. I wish to show my appreciation 
of the way in which the order was filled.— Rev. 
N.F. D., Iowa. 
IOWA LADY GREATLY PLEASED. I 
am greatly pleased with my flock and expect 
to ne another order sometime later.—Miss 
., lowa, 
PLYMOUTH ROCK HOMERS THE BEST 
IN COMPARISON WITH ALL OTHERS. I 
received the birds in good shape and the grain 
and gravel. The birds are doing well. 
have got two sets of squabs and five moré 
pairs on ad ae The reason I did not write you 
before is, I went around to different people 
that have had pigeons from other places and 
the same people have seen your stock; and 
they all say yours is the best. _ I shall give ‘you 
more orders when my pocketbook will permit 
me. I think you do your best and I thank 
you again for the nice big birds you sent me.— 
J.H.H., Michigan. 
MADE THEMSELVES AT HOME IN KEN- 
TUCKY. I received from you in March two 
dozen birds. They have been laying for over 
a month and I have now (May) four pairs of 
LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS RECEIVED BY PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB COMPANY 
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