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The national standard squab book . hopeto send you one before long.—Mrs. A. O.,British Columbia. EVERY PAIR HAS EITHER EGGS ORSQUABS IN CALIFORNIA. I am more thanpleased with the way riy birds are turningout the squabs and intend placing an urderfor more breeding stock soon. Every pairhas either eggs or squabs and some have both.—I. L. T., California. EARNING POWER OF SMALL FLOCKINCREASING AT NO EXPENSE. Wc re-ceived oar birds March 24, 1907. We had25 pairs. They started to work in aboutthree weeks and we had the first squabsabout the 10th of May. We have now (November 7, 1907) 120young birds,
The national standard squab book . hopeto send you one before long.—Mrs. A. O.,British Columbia. EVERY PAIR HAS EITHER EGGS ORSQUABS IN CALIFORNIA. I am more thanpleased with the way riy birds are turningout the squabs and intend placing an urderfor more breeding stock soon. Every pairhas either eggs or squabs and some have both.—I. L. T., California. EARNING POWER OF SMALL FLOCKINCREASING AT NO EXPENSE. Wc re-ceived oar birds March 24, 1907. We had25 pairs. They started to work in aboutthree weeks and we had the first squabsabout the 10th of May. We have now (November 7, 1907) 120young birds, and of these young birds wehave five pairs that are wurkiTig. Two pairshave already had young ones. Our entireexpense for feed to date has been $ Our expense for fitting up has been .lilMO,not including price of birds. We figure thatwe have not made any money this year, andstill we have not lost any, and think withmore birds and a better knowledge of thebusiness there would be good money in it.—F. E. B., SQUABS TWELVE DAYS OLD. POSTMASTERS GOOD PROGRESS INTWELVE MONTHS. I felt like it was myduty to write you a few lines. Just one yearago to day since I received my birds froinyou, seVen pairs Plymouth Rock now have 18 squabs, and 40 birds that canfly around in the pen. That makes 58 in think that is doing remarkably well for 12months time. I am also trying to raisepoultry. I have a fine place here for thatpurpose and thought that I could attend tothat between times. I am postmaster I get started and there is good moneyin it, I will sell out my store and do nothingelse but raise squabs and potiltry.—F. L. H.,Illinois. USED GRAPE-VINE STICKS FOR NEST-ING MATERIAL. The pigeons bought aredcjing well. The flying pen is covered withgrape vines, I neglected to put in anynesting material. All the pigeons havesquabs, so they used great grapevine sticks,some as large as iny finger.—W. E., Massa-chusetts. LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS RECEI
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