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substantiated, send him another lot of eggs and pay 

 the expressage both ways. 



go,ooo Orders for 40,000 Eggs 



During the season of 1 910 we sold something over 

 40,000 eggs and returned money for about 50,000 be- 

 yond our ability to supply. The result was that many 

 people who were disappointed booked orders at very 

 early dates in 19 10 for hatching eggs for the season 

 of 1911. 



Our experience was quite the reverse from the 

 stories we had been told. Of course, in doing a large 

 business, it is not possible to satisfy everyone, and 

 then, unfortunately, there are some people who are 

 extremely fond of attempting to get something for 

 nothing, and you receive statements regarding orders 

 which have been filled, which when investigated, 

 prove to be somewhat different from what you were 

 at first led to believe. 



The fertility of our eggs was such that it was almost 

 impossible for anyone to make a complaint, and the 

 hatching season of 1910, both at the Farm and for our 

 customers, was a most successful one. 



For the season of 191 1 we were able to increase 

 our breeding facilities considerably over 1910, but 

 we were even more unable to meet the demands upon 

 us for hatching eggs, than in the previous season. 

 The results of this year were quite as satisfactory as 

 for the previous, and for the season of 191 2 the Farm 



