MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 
COST HIM ABOUT EIGHTY CENTS A 
PAIRAYEAR. My birds bought of you work 
well, raising a pair about every six weeks. 
I have about 40 young ones now that are 
beginning to mate. One pair have raised 
one pair of nice squabs already. I would 
have had more now, but the rats killed quite 
a fev. I have not sold any yet, have been 
saving them for stock, I have had several 
chances to sell some for breeders, but I 
thought I would rather keep them myself. 
I have not had any trouble with lice or sick- 
ness so far. I always keep-the lofts cleaned 
out. I feed mostly cracked corn, Kaffir corn 
and wheat, with buckwheat mixed in when 
I can get it. About three times a week I 
throw in some red millet, they are always 
looking for it. I have followed the Manual 
in regard to feeding. In the winter I feed 
more corn than wheat, and in the summer 
more wheat than corn. I think it has cost 
me about 70 or 80 cents a pair for the year. 
I made a self-feeder like the one outlined in 
the Manual and think it is allrizht. Feed has 
been high here for quite a while, I think 
anybody can make money raising pigeons 
if they tend to business and read their Manual. 
I think it is all right. I like to work around 
the lofts and watch the old ones take care of 
the young. I have two sections, one to 
keep the_old ones in and the other for the 
young. I Heep all my pigeons banded. I 
use the open legbands. I like them better 
than the others. Part of the birds seem to 
like to build on the floor better than in the 
nest bowls. I use clean straw for them to 
make nests.—E, L. Y., Illinois, tore 
NEARLY ALL HIS PLYMOUTH ROCK 
SQUABS WEIGH ONE POUND EACH. 
I would like to say that your Plymouth Rock 
Homers are fine birds. The second week I 
‘ot them they started to work, although it was 
February and very cold weather. I 
have now over 40 young ones and I sold some 
also. I certainly would not have any other 
kind of a pigeon about me. It used to worry 
me for fear I could not get my squabs to 
weigh up to some of your customers, who say 
in your National Standard Squab Book that they 
have squabs igs te 10 to 12 pounds to the 
dozen. Now I have some that weigh more 
than that. I have had some that weighed 
14 ounces, but most all weigh a pound apiece. 
I am going into the pigeon business on a large 
scale, and every one of my birds will be from 
you, as soon as I get a place where I can 
enlarge my plant.—C. H. P., Pennsylvania. 
BUILDS A NEW HOUSE AFTER FIFTEEN 
MONTHS’ EXPERIENCE WITH A TRIAL 
LOT. Fifteen months ago I bought six 
pairs of Plymouth Rock Homers of you. 
They are doing splendid. I think I will want 
another small lot when I have my new house 
done that I am building. —W. A. R., Maryland. 
HAD SUCCESS WITH HIS BIRDS FOL- 
LOWING PLYMOUTH ROCK METHODS. 
Please send me some of your pigeon literature 
for 1908 if youhave any. I bought one of your 
Manuals in 1907 and am very much pleased 
with it and I would not part with it for five 
dollars. I have had success with my birds 
since I had it and recommend it to all my 
friends. It is full of facts that are true, 
and is written so that any one can understand 
it that reads it. I love pigeons and I like 
to see others make a success with them.— 
E. H., Maryland. 
CLEVELAND (OHIO) MARKET. Monday, 
October 19,1908, I was offered $2.50 a dozen 
for squabs just taken off the nest, not killed. 
It has been stated in this city (Cleveland) 
that squabs will Be up as high as $3 a dozen 
wholesale.—W. E. P., Ohio. 
TOBACCO STEMS. 
Used for nesting material. You should not use 
these stems if you are going to cell the manure to 
tanneries because they: do not want manure containing 
tobaeco stems, as the stems stain the hides. If you 
are not going to sell the manure to tanneries but to 
gardeners and florists you can use tobacco stems as 
they are an excellent preventive against lice. 
WOMAN’S SUCCESS LEADS TO AN- 
OTHER ORDER. Some time last winter 
I was at Spring City, Tennessee, and advised 
a woman to order some of your pigeons. 
They having proven very satisfactory to her, 
and upon her recommendation after a trial, 
I am enclosing you herewith New” York 
exchange for $30 for which please send me 
as early as possible your Special Offer No. 1, 
Extra Plymouth Rock Homers, etc.—J. M. C., 
North Carolina, 
DOING WONDERS IN VERMONT. Our 
birds are doing fine and for the care they 
have had have done wonders since we got 
them. We find very few inbreeding. If you 
have any new literature, please advise us.— 
jJ.0.5., Vermout. 
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