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BIRDS WELL-MATED, WENT TO WORK 

 AT ONCE. ONE OF HER SQUABS 

 WEIGHED ONE AND ONE-HALF POUNDS. 

 HER HOUSE WAS ON THE GROUND AND 

 RATS GOT AT THE SQUABS. I bought my 

 first pigeons of you and put them in my 

 house on March 21, 1907. They were in fine 

 shape and eyery one thought them the 

 handsomest birds they had ever seen. I had 

 25 pairs. I think my first sqiiab hatched 

 April 21, and about all the birds were at 

 work then, I think. I had my first two 

 squabs on my own table and one of them 

 vnen all dressed ready for baking weighed 

 one pound and a half. Can any one beat 

 that ? I have not kept account of the 

 number I have sold, but could have made 

 a good thing of it if the rats had not got in. 

 I sell them here in Scituate to the butcher 

 for 20 cents apiece. While I was away this 

 summer the one that took care of my birds 

 for me sold a number of pairs of squabs to 

 breed from for 50 cents a' pail-. I shall sell 

 no more at that price. I have followed your 

 Manual as nearly as I could in regard to 

 feeding the birds and find my birds are big 

 and fat and I have . not had one sick one 

 among them all. Neither have I been 

 troubled with lice. When I came home this 

 September I took account of stock and foimd 

 that I had iust 16 pairs of birds left. You 

 see the rats did us great harm, but we had the 

 house raised and now I am sending for ten 

 pairs more of the Extra Homers and hope 

 to make a good thing of the squab business 

 after this. I shall keep an exact account of 

 all my birds. There are a number of people 

 around here that keep pigeons, but I think 

 mine are the best birds of them all. Those 

 that see mine want to have birds of the same 

 kind. I think you will have some orders soon 

 if you have not done so already from some 

 that have seen mine and want birds like 

 them. I got my birds to make money with 

 and I am going to do it if it is to be done. 

 And I am sure it is, I think your Manual is 

 a fine thing to have if one is going to do any- 

 thing in the squab business. When I want 

 to know anything about the business I 

 always look in the Manual and I can most 

 always find my answer. I should not want 

 to get along without the book. 



Enclosed please find post-office money order 

 for the ten pairs of Extra Homers and other 

 goods I sent for. I wish to thank you for 

 the extra pair of birds you so kindly offer to 

 send. I hope to send for more birds before 

 many months if these do well. I took a 

 pictiu^ of my pen with some of the birds in 

 it to-day, and if good will send you one. — 

 Mrs. J. H. H., Massachusetts. 



Note. Rats burrow in the dirt and raise 

 their families in these holes. When the floor 

 of the squab-house is on the grotmd, the rats 

 breed out of sight and out of reach, then they 



get into the squab-house quickly. As we 

 say in the Manual, the floor of the squab- 

 house must be elevated two feet, then there 

 will be no rats, for they will not start breeding 

 in the open air under such a house. 



LOST ONLY ONE OLD BIRD AND ONE 

 SQUAB IN FIVE MONTHS' BREEDING IN 

 MISSISSIPPI. Please let me know what 

 you will let me have about four pairs of first- 

 class pigeons for. My pigeons are doing 

 finely. I have 16 now (September, 1907), 

 just twice the number I bought of you in 

 April. I have lost one of the old ones and one 

 of the squabs. I have enlarged my quarters 

 and want to enlarge my flock somewhat. 

 I have one pair setting and two pairs have 

 just raised a pair each and are ready for 

 business — C. A. Mississippi. 



NEST OF TOBACCO STEMS. 

 Some birds build a neat, compact nest like the above, 

 and like tobacco stems to work with. 



GENEROUS AND HONORABLE DEAL- 

 INGS. I received to-day by mail a leg-band 

 outfit complete, with which I am very much 

 pleased, and wish to thank you very much 

 for same. If at any time I can do anything 

 for you, don't hesitate to acquaint me of it, 

 as I would like to show my appreciation for 

 your generous and honorable dealings with 

 me. My pigeons are all doing finely and I 

 have quite a bunch of fine young birds. 

 Tlianking you again for your kindness and 

 extraordmary promptness. — W. G., New 

 Jersey. 



SICK BIRD REPLACED. I received your 

 postal today and was agreeably surprised to 

 hear that you are willing to replace our sick 

 bird. I hardly expected to receive such 

 honest treatment. It is a relief to find an 

 honest man these days. That bird we wish 

 to replace is a hen. All the other birds 

 are getting along finely. — F.A., Massachusetts. 



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