The national standard squab book . W. J., Virginia. MAKING THEM PAY AS HE GOES ALONG. I now have seventy. One year ago lastMarch I bought six pairs from you. I wanta better start before I sell very many, but Imake them pay for their feed. Your Manualis the goods.—D. E., Illinois. HIS HOMERS LOOK LIKE PYGMIESALONGSIDE PLYMOUTH ROCK EXTRAS. I have 60 Homers, but they look like pygmiesalongside of your birds.—F. W. D. OUR HOMERS MORE THAN WE CLAIMFOR THEM. Yoixr Homers are more thanyou claim for them. At least mine are. They are models of beauty and are very was skeptical at first, but 1
The national standard squab book . W. J., Virginia. MAKING THEM PAY AS HE GOES ALONG. I now have seventy. One year ago lastMarch I bought six pairs from you. I wanta better start before I sell very many, but Imake them pay for their feed. Your Manualis the goods.—D. E., Illinois. HIS HOMERS LOOK LIKE PYGMIESALONGSIDE PLYMOUTH ROCK EXTRAS. I have 60 Homers, but they look like pygmiesalongside of your birds.—F. W. D. OUR HOMERS MORE THAN WE CLAIMFOR THEM. Yoixr Homers are more thanyou claim for them. At least mine are. They are models of beauty and are very was skeptical at first, but 1 am thoroughlyconvinced that the Homer is the only of my Homers are as large as the whiteItalian birds that I purchased from squabs are fine large fellows and 1 amsure that a nice flock of Homers beats a droveof chickens for meat, either for home ormarket use. I shall take pleasure in recom-mending your birds to my friends andprospective buyers. Please find enclosed 50cents for another Manual.—M. A., HOMER HEN SITTING ON EGGS. PIGEONS CRAVE GREEN FOOD. I bought of you June 20, 1906, 24 pairs of yourHomers. I have lost three birds, all of myraising, and now have 100 pairs (April, 1907).They all seem to crave something green toeat. What would you advise ? Shall I feedthem any green foods? I am giving themkaffir com. a few peas, wheat and crackedcom.—F. M. P., Georgia. Answer. Yes, throw some lettuce or anygreen leaves on to the squab-house flooroccasionally, say twice a week, and let thempeck away at them to suit themselves. WISHES TO GET PIGEONS OF SUPERIORQUALITY. You may hear from a John Fyle. Send him some of yo»Tliterature, as I will always recommend yourstock to all who expect to go into the squabbusiness. This Mr. Fyle has pigeons, but ofan inferior quality, and having been toldabout mine, wants some like I have.—R. S.,Maryland. LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS RECEIVED BY PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB COMPANY 199 1907 MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS
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