1907 
MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 
1908 
SIX SQUABS WEIGHED A LITTLE OVER 
FOUR AND ONE HALF POUNDS. I am 
sending you by mail a photo of one of my 
pigeon houses. 1 cannot have both houses 
taken in the same picture because they are 
too far apart. This picture was taken when 
I had only 25 pairs of birds in it. I now 
have 45 pairs in it, all your birds, and they 
are doing fine. The birds are not quite 
through the moult yet but they have been 
breeding right along. I killed six squabs 
to-day and they weighed a little over four 
and one-half pounds after they were picked; 
so that’s not so bad, considering that they are 
moulting. Please let me know if you can 
let me have two pairs of good Carneaux, 
something you can recommend, as I would 
like to get good ones——W. I. L., West 
Virginia. 
WOMEN ENJOY SQUAB RAISING. 
HE HAS THE LARGEST HOMERS IN HIS 
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN. I think it is time 
to let you know about.my birds which I got 
from you in April, 1906. Well, they. are. 
doing all right. You know I got three pairs. 
Now (May, 1907) I have 36. About 16 
young ones died last winter_on account of the 
very cold weather we had. I must thank you 
very much for the birds which you sold me. 
We have quite a lot of people that have 
Homer pigeons around here, but I have the 
largest of them all, so I am well satisfied and 
shall always recommend ps squab farm 
and your Homers.—H. D. K., Pennsylvania. 
EXTRA POCKET MONEY. I thought I 
would write and tell you how my birds are 
getting about. I have raised squabs enough 
to pay for their expenses and extra pocket 
money.—J. D., Massachusetts. 
EXTRA PLYMOUTH ROCKS SUPERIOR 
TO ANY RUNT CROSSES AT MUCH LESS 
COST. have been interested in your 
advertisements for some time, and if you will 
favor me with any suggestions regarding my 
own birds, I will be grateful. About two 
years ago, I got some Runt-Homer crosses 
of the best strain, thinking them best for 
heavy squabs. They are as prolific as can be, 
but the squabs weigh only 14 or 15 ounces 
at four weeks old. ‘he surroundings, feeding, 
etc., are all right, as I am only keeping a few 
pairs for pleasure of it. Would like to be put 
aright.—P. A. R., California, 
mswer. The strain of Extra Plymouth 
Rock Homers we have developed are superior 
in weight of squabs and rate of breeding to 
any Runt cross, at one-fourth the cost of 
Runts. The only birds superior to our Extra 
Homers are our Carneaux. These breed 
sguabs weighing 12 pounds. and more to the 
dozen, and breed faster than Homers. 
NO LET-UP IN BREEDING IN STATE 
OF WASHINGTON. FINE, FAT SQUABS. 
Since last August I have been a very sick 
man; in fact, came very close to the divide, 
but have not crossed over yet. (April, 1907.) 
About my pigeons, I have not noticed any 
let up about their breeding since they com- 
menced last.May. I have about 150 all told 
now, fine big fellows. I have fed them red 
wheat, kaffir ‘corn, hemp seed and the small 
yellow seed you recommended, have forgotten 
its name, with grit, clam shell from the 
beach, salt and charcoal once in a while, 
fountain of water in the house and running 
water in the yard. The birds do not like 
strangers. They are not afraid of me. I 
have some fine fat squabs. You can im- 
prove on your hopper feeder by nailing a lath 
on the inch piece to which the feeding holes 
are nailed. Let it stand up one-half to 
three-quarters inches above the one-inch 
piece. It does not allow them to pull out 
the grain so fast. I send you a picture of 
the house and yard with a few of the pigeons 
on roosts.—G. H., State of Washington. 
TWELVE PAIRS OUT OF THIRTEEN 
PAIRS AT WORK IN TWELVE DAYS 
AFTER RECEIPT. I thought it might be 
of interest to you to know how my little flock 
of birds are getting along. It has been just 
twelve days since they arrived and I now have 
twelve pairs out of the baker’s dozen at work. 
It strikes me that there is “‘ something doing.” 
I have a nice, roomy home for thei and do 
everything that I can to make them happy, 
and enjoy the care of them very much. 
feel-now as though I will succeed and if I do 
I will build me a unit plant next spring and 
will stock it with your Homers. t Ge East 
about once a year as far as New York;-and the 
next time I go, I will go over to Boston and visit 
your plant.—B. A., Georgia. 
LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS RECEIVED BY PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB COMPANY 
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