MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 



PROFIT OF $2 ON EACH PAIR OF BREEDERS, COST OF FEED, 75 CENTS A PAIR A 

 YEAR. In January, 1907, I got the idea of raising squabs. I saw your advertisement in the 

 Reliable Poultry Journal, 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 Pljonouth Rock Homers, and when they 

 arrived I was much satisfied with them. On the fifth day, two pairs began nesting and within 

 a week I had tour eggs. 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 a 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. 



I have followed your Manual and think it a good teacher. I don't think I could get along 

 without it. I use the self-feeder and drinking fountain and your nest bowls. I am now feeding 

 as follows: Com and wheat in self-feeder, four parts com and one part wheat. The other 

 grains I feed like this: Monday millet, Tuesday barley, Wednesday Kaffir com, 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 Uce. 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 lighter 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 T>ossibly 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 

 thin^ 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. I am 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. ceived your Manual and as far as I have gone 



The manager of the Koyal Poinciana" Hotel I find it up to the minute in every respect, 



of St Augustine, in response to my query I have learned a number of things about 



as to the demand for birds, said he saw no pigeons in it that I did not know before, and 



reason why his company could not use I think I am pretty well posted on pigeons, 



several hundred dozen each week, that they as I have raised them, both common and 



would like to see more pigeon farms in fancy, off and on for the past 30 years, but 



Florida. I want to go South the first of next only for pleasure. Now I think I will go 



month and by the ^t of the month or the into it for profit, in a small way at first, but 



first of November have the birds there so expect to increase my fiock from time to 



as to put some squabs on the market in time, as I have the money to spare. — ^J. C. M., 



December. — H. B. J., Indiana. Ohio. 



Note. The Royal Poinciana above men- 

 tioned is only one of a chain of Flagler hotels DEMONSTRATION OF EXCELLENCE, 

 along the East Coast of Florida and squabs My Extra Plymouth Rock Homers are doing 

 are eaten in all of them first rate. I am now at present increasing 



my flock as I see that the pigeon business 



TEXAS REFERENCE. If any one wants far surpasses the poultry business. Please 



to know anything about your square dealings, send me a price list of your open leg bands 



etc., you have my permission to refer him to with three initials and number on. — L. C. W., 

 me.- — " " 



-R.S., Texas. Illinois. 



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