ii AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
February, 1912 
Houltry, Pet amd Line Stork Directory 
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TESTIMONIALS 
New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 13, 1911. 
Mr. E. R. Philo, Elmira, N. Y. 
Dear Sir:—Iam very glad to inform you that my White Orping- 
ton chicks are all alive and smart. They are just six weeks old and 
weigh 1144 pounds. I have them in an Economy Coop and they are 
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Scranton, Kansas. Nov, 1, 1911. 
Mr. E, R. Philu, Elmira, N. Y. 
Dear Sir:—Yours of October 26 on hand and beg to say that I have 
raised all of the White Orpingtons so far. Their average weight is 
2%4 pounds each and not quite three months o'd yet. Being a be- 
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Walter Burkhardt. 
Marathon, Fla., Dec. 5, 1911. 
E. R, Philo, Elmira, N. Y. 
Dear Sir:—The little one day old chicks I bought of you are thriy- 
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Paeonian Springs, Va., Nov. 23, 1911. 
E. R. Philo, Elmira, N. Y. 
Dear Sir:—Your letter of the 20th received, and in reply can give 
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