. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS WON THE PRIZES IN TEXAS. My pigeons took first, second and third prizes and I credit it much to your good stock that helped me.—I. R., Texas. IMITATION GRITS A FAILURE. Enclosed find money order for which please send me 100 pounds of your health grit and 100 pounds of oyster shells» pigeon size. I have tried other health grits that are sold nearer mv city but find my birds will not touch them.—H E. M., New York. READY MARKET IN MONTANA. I have about 90 young and have sold about 125 squabs. I can get $ a dozen .plucked and
. The national standard squab book. Pigeons. MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS WON THE PRIZES IN TEXAS. My pigeons took first, second and third prizes and I credit it much to your good stock that helped me.—I. R., Texas. IMITATION GRITS A FAILURE. Enclosed find money order for which please send me 100 pounds of your health grit and 100 pounds of oyster shells» pigeon size. I have tried other health grits that are sold nearer mv city but find my birds will not touch them.—H E. M., New York. READY MARKET IN MONTANA. I have about 90 young and have sold about 125 squabs. I can get $ a dozen .plucked and no trouble aboutselUng them. I have paid as high as $2 per hundredweight for wheat but am now getting wheat at $ per hundredweight; c o r n $—L. E. Y., Montana ORDINARY QUARTERS. The Pennsjdvania customer whose letter is printed on, this page is doing well here. SEVEN PAIRS QUICKLY AT "WORK. ORDERING EVERY MONTH. The seven pairs of Plymouth Rock Homers arrived on April 24 in first-class order. Five nests are finished (May 7), one has two eggs and there are two other nests in the course of construction, which speaks mighty well for your stock, I think. I expect to send you an order the latter part of this month and intend buying every month. In that way I will not feel the investment so much. One could not ask for better stojck than you sent me. I am well pleased and shall be glad to boost your stock among my friends. My neighbor is more than ever chagrined at the job lot that was shipped him from the southern part of the State and will undoubtedly send you an order before long. Thank you for the pains you must have taken in selecting my birds. (Later. August, 1908.) I write you to give you the address of a gentleman who is going into the squab business. You can use my name or not, just as you desire, but one thing you can use to him is my recommendation. When I return from my vacation, September 1, I intend placing another order for 10 pairs more of Extra
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