. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS. A PATH OF BIG SQUABS. These were bred by the Pennsylvania man whose letter is printed on this page. Note the enormous breasts and their plumpness. They are world-beaters. STARTED IN TWO HORSE-STALLS. RAPID PROGRESS IN ELEVEN MONTHS. I sent you my first order for six pairs of Extras, the birds arriving November 23, lfl07, all in good condition with the exception of one, which you replaced later on. I selected the two horse- stalls in the bam as a fit place for keeping pigeons and put in the floor, windows, nests, etc., accord
. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS. A PATH OF BIG SQUABS. These were bred by the Pennsylvania man whose letter is printed on this page. Note the enormous breasts and their plumpness. They are world-beaters. STARTED IN TWO HORSE-STALLS. RAPID PROGRESS IN ELEVEN MONTHS. I sent you my first order for six pairs of Extras, the birds arriving November 23, lfl07, all in good condition with the exception of one, which you replaced later on. I selected the two horse- stalls in the bam as a fit place for keeping pigeons and put in the floor, windows, nests, etc., according to your ManuaL I succeeded in getting the first pair to hatch within a month's time. It was very cold, which somewhat hindered them in their breeding. The remaining birds were all at work soon after the first and I became greatly interested in them. I had great confidence in this new venture and after they were all at work, I first conceived how fast they bred. In the month of January, 1908, I sent my second order for eight pairs of Extras, these birds arriving January 25, 1908, in good condition with the exception of one, which you so generously replaced later on. This second lot of*birds were all at work within two weelffl after liberation. They commenced to hatch, so rapidly that I find I have at this date, October 11. 1908, about 200 birds in all. These birds include the original 14 pairs and their offsprings. My birds are all banded and I keep a careful account of each pair. I have seen quite a few birds in town classed as Homers which do not near compare with the birds I bought of you. My pigeons can be seen any time and people are surprised to find such a fine lot of birds. The birds which I bought of you and their offsprings will easily average from seven to nine pairs a year, and some have hatched for the tenth time in less than a vear. Some of the nests had three eggs in them on two or three occasions. These eggs were all hatched out and I took the third young one
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