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ANOTHER (MIEN ! EMASS ACHUSETTS) 
The customer whose main plant we illustrate on this page and the preceding page lives not far from, our Melrose 
farm. His building has been erected after our plans and is a duplicate of our own buildings with slight variations, 
One of these variations is ventilators in the roof, an excellent idea. The ventilators in our own houses are at the 
ends of the houses, which genera-ly serve well, but on very hot days in summer we have felt the need of additional 
ventilators in the roof as this customer has built them, He has room enough in the cellar of his house to grow 
mushrooms and rhubarb. . The rhubarb grows fast and to great size. This customer grows rhubarb five feet high 
in the dark in such a place and there is a good market for it. He is 9 market gardener and understands how to 
utilize the under part of his squab house inthis manner. He heats this house and the cellar under it with a hot 
water plant. If any of our customers wish to put in hot water heaters, write us and we will give you the benefit 
of our experience. We have tried three kinds of heaters at our Melrose plant, in fact we have three different kinds 
in use there now and have learned something about the different makes and can give helpful advice on this subject. 
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HALF-INCH MESH WIRE NETTING OVER THE SILLS TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE_FOR 
RATS TO GNAW THROUGH. I got birds from you last summer, two shipments of the Extra. 
What do you ask for them now, as I want to get some? Your birds are fine and doing well. 
I have nearly 1000 birds and have a fine place, building 130 feet long, 14 feet wide, cut into 
units, south front, matched lumber outside and in. I used a certain building paper all over 
outside, tar paper inside. I intend to raise 10,000 birds and put up more buildings. Hog rings: 
are the thing to use to weave the wire netting. I put fine wire netting, half-inch mesh, one foot 
wide, the entire length of building on the joist over the sills before floor is putdown. No rats 
can get in.—F. E. B., Iowa. ; 
FOUR HUNDRED PAIRS BRED FROM SIXTEEN PAIRS PLYMOUTH ROCK HOMERS IN 
THREE YEARS, AND 700 SQUABS SOLD. I purchased 16 pairs Plymouth Rock Homers 
from your company in July, 1905. I have about 800 birds now (October, 1908). I have sold 
about 700 squabs, nearly all for $3.50 per dozen, but of late I have had hard luck with rats. 
They have not been breeding well for about two months. T have lost quite a number from 
going light and dumping around. I thought perhaps they needed some of your health grit or 
something of that kind and I enclose an order for your health grit —H. S., Michigan. 
BETTER THAN OTHERS. | Last spring RAPID BREEDING IN VIRGINIA CLI- 
I bought 52 pairs of Plymouth Rock Extra -MATE. One or two of my pairs lay every 
Homers from you and like them better than seven weeks. The others all _do better. 
any I have. They have done better than One pate lays every month. The squabs 
birds I paid more for, and 1 want to get some that I raise average one pound. I feed 
more of them, but I have no room. I want mostly corn, wheat, barley, and small grains 
to sell 100 pairs which I bought in Connecticut. of whole corn. Sometimes I. crumble up 
C. B., Connecticut. ? toast for them.—P. S., Va. ; 
LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS RECEIVED BY PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB COMPANY 
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