236 NATIONAL STANDARD SQUAB BOOK 
CARNEAU SQUAB COMPARED WITH HOMER SQUAB. 
The Plymouth Rock Carneau squab at the left of the above photograph weighs 1744 ounces. The Homer squab 
alongside at the right weighs twelve ounces. 
about three weeks after arriving here, so you see they have been at work nearly all the time 
and are now setting. I have entered five of them at our County Fair, New York, and expect 
to capture all the prizes as I have no competition and had to enter them in a special class. I 
have a pair of yellow birds which I prize highly. The Carneaux should make a great showing 
in the squab industry. 
I received your special offer on your Plymouth Rock Homers, but I don’t see any reference 
to your Carneaux. I have made up my mind to discard all birds except the Carneaux. 
have had one pair from you and I am well satisfied. Now what are your lowest terms, say for 
five or ten pairs, express paid to my address? Mr. Rice, I want them in time so I can show 
them at our fairin September. So far I am the only one in Colorado who has a pair of Carneaux, 
and I believe I could get quite a few orders for you if I put good birds on exhibition. 
The tliree pairs of Carneaux are doing well. The squabs are very large. One pairof squabs 
especially, I feel sure, will weigh a pound and a quarter each at about a month old. 5 
We purchased from you Homers about six months ago and Carneaux about three months ago. 
Both are satisfactory and we like the work very much, We are going to build a house for them 
this fall so as to make room for more stock. 
The pigeons you shipped me last week arrived this morning in fairly good condition, con- 
sidering the long distance they travelled. The Carneaux were extra lively. They mated in 
less than an hour after being taken from the crate. I am more than pleased with the Carneaux 
and Fae, they are the finest birds I ever saw and shall take great pride in showing them to 
my friends. 
I have 50 pairs of Plymouth Rock Homers which we bought of you. They are doing all right 
but I like the Carneaux better. The worst thing about the business is the killing part. IfI 
