MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 
PROFIT OF $2 ON EACH PAIR OF BREEDERS. COST OF FEED, 75 CEN®S A PAIR A 
YEAR. In January, 1907, I got the idea of raising squabs. I saw your advertisement in the 
Reliable Poultry Fournal, answered it, got your free book, then sent 50 cents for your Manual, 
After reading it, I started to fix up an old building for squabs. After fixing the building 
which was a cheap one, my-squab house had no floor and the roof was poor, but in this dark 
and damp place I have never had a sick bird, but I.am now so interested in the business that I 
am building a unit house according to your plans. After the old building was rigged into a 
squab house, I sent in my order for three pairs of Extra Plymouth Rock Homers, and when they 
arrived I was much satisfied with them. On the fifth day, two pairs began nesting and within 
a week J had foureggs. Within the next few days the other pair went to work. Not knowing 
much about the habits of the birds, I put in most of my time watching them. I became very 
interested and the next month sent you an order for six pairs. Since then, a year ago, they 
have done so well that in the future I am going to make it a business. I have bought nine pairs 
in all and now have 40 pairs that are working, and 52 young. The birds I have raised from 
your birds are as fine a lot as I have ever seen. 
I have had many calls for breeders and have refused as high as $4. pair. I have sold a few 
dozen squabs to a few families for $3.50 per dozen. I got them started and they are after them 
all the time, but I do not care at present to sell at all, as I am increasing my flock, I have 
weighed. the squabs and find they average 10 pounds to the dozen. I am sure I can make a 
profit of $2 on each pair of breeding birds. I have kept close account of the feed and it will 
not exceed 75 cents per pair, per year, 
have followed your Manual and think it a good teacher. I don’t think I could get along 
without it. JI use the self-feeder and eoaking fountain and your nest bowls. I ami now feeding 
as follows: Cor: and wheat in self-feeder, four parts corn_and one part wheat. The other 
grains I feed lik® this: Monday millet, Tuesday barley, Wednesday Kaffir corn, Thursday 
Canada peas, Friday buckwheat, Saturday broken rice, Sunday hemp seed. I find the birds 
like this manner of feeding and they become tame. They will be waiting for you at feeding 
time and fly about you, lighting on your shoulders. I use the lump salt, grit and oyster shells. 
I cannot say too much for the squab business. It is way ahead of poultry—not so much 
work, no young to take care of, and not so much danger of lice. I have never had a louse in 
the squab house. I will say this in comparing squabs with poultry, first compare the advantages 
and disadvantages of the growing of market squabs and market poultry. To my mind the 
former is to be preferred. The work is lizhter and the details of the business not so great. 
The profits are larger for the amount of time and money invested. Artificial incubation and 
brooding, which is quite a study in the poultry business, has no part in the squab business, 
as the parents attend to all these details and do it better than man possibly could. All the 
labor is performed under one cover. In fact, a big plant can be easily established under a 
single roof. There is no loss from hawks or wild animals. After having experience with both 
I have decided that for the man who has not the best of health and is limited for land, the squab 
business offers better opportunities than the raising of market chickens'or ducks. The first 
thinz for the beginner is to get the very best breeders and follow your Manual as nearly as 
possible and he will come out on top. Iam satisfied with my success and will continue to the 
end. You will please find my order for birds and supplies.—F, L., Illinois. 
FLORIDA EATS THOUSANDS OF DOZENS THIRTY YEARS’ EXPERIENCE, Re- 
OF SQUABS IN THE WINTER MONTHS. 
The manager of the Royal Poinciana Hotel 
of St Augustine, in response to my query 
as to the demand for birds, said he saw no 
reason why his company could not use 
several hundred dozen each week, that they 
would like to see more pee farms in 
Florida. I want to go South the first of next 
month and by the last of the month or the 
first of November have the birds there so 
as to oo some squabs on the market in 
December.—H. B. J., Indiana. : 
Note. The Royal Poinciana_above men- 
tioned is only one of a chain of Flagler hotels 
along the East Coast of Florida and squabs 
are eaten in all of them 
TEXAS REFERENCE. If any one wants 
to know anything about your square dealings, 
etc., you have my permission to refer him to 
me.—R. S., Texas. 
ceived your Manual and as far as I have gone 
I find it up to the minute in every respect. 
I have learned a number of things about 
pigeons in it that I did not know before, and 
I think I am pretty well posted on pigeons, 
as I have raised them, both common and 
fancy, off and on for the len 30 years, but 
only for pleasure. Now I think I will go 
into it for profit, in a small way at first, but 
expect to increase my flock from time to 
ne as I have the money to spare.—J. C. M., 
io, 
DEMONSTRATION OF EXCELLENCE, 
My Extra Plymouth Rock Homers are doing 
first rate. I am now at present increasing 
my flock as I see that the pigeon business 
far surpasses the poultry business. Please 
send me a price list of your open leg bands 
mee three initials and number on.—L. C. W., 
inois. 
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