| Show THE STORY OF AN OSTRICH FEA THEn About 25 years avo aro iu a t A attempt Wits macj In this in 10 anti met mel wIth sue esa for tor sonic Itt In lIt thAn halt the bow In Iii the tho are ure the Iho ot of a owned In I In III 1191 Hut lut In the thc past II I marked line In mude und clOd lit at tho Iho In October 1305 1301 there wet 11 Ol UN Ow on farina In ot Of these thle more mort half were Itt In ht he in III eull 11 hMO fads are out lint isy by ot of Int for tor the tho thins In III the 1905 year en book of the ot of recently Where good line hM been heen r II lila hie the birds bl 11 In Amorim have hlo larger first A full tull tat rill ostrich will weigh Kh 1111 to 10 50 feet ugh but itay reach to it II heIght ot of 10 Ir r ii 11 eat teet OstrIches thrive II I In III 8 11 In anita ran dry cl I tl but hul an ho bo grown III Ii nn an of at thu slut 1111 tar tor In it 1 taoist tho iOe protectIon trout cold antI raIn mIn In hi lie he ol till the t rich It Is ha to hub that II Iaru of tse lp were wre hatchet in il Incubators ut In 1003 It t thin un 21 haIrs t f breedIng birds for tOl and within two lr sad sold worth of young no 09 riches the Of the th 21 pairs There are now x ostrich farina In thu th Suit river rier valley of oC Arizona h has by byas as many lALE itALE I IN m flu Ostriches come com to 10 when hen tour nl 01 old The rho n lt Is it II round hoo holo In III the Iho ground the note scoops out with III his feet teet t the will not take to the Iho nest hut bItt may la lay Ci eggs on tue Iho ground th the mate will roll them Into Inlo the nest In JO 30 A Athe the will IllY la 15 to 10 U lii eggs mid will be b ready to IncubatIon About 42 2 days crt cit tAr careful ful attention lire are requIred for tor good In incubation the tho male takes lokes II a prominent part coverIng the eggi 17 or 16 hours out ot of the If 44 and I hy at night It IA It thOught the color ot of the hu has to 10 do with 19 elopIng these thuc The Tho male b blag lag Ing black Ic hi not so NUll seen nL at night and thu tho female being drab or the tho color ot of snail b be so 0 Heen In daylight The rhe birds are arc very watchful In the s u on to pre pie Sent the tho from over overheated heated b by the attn Often In the heat tot the day otto ano or the tho other ot of the birds may be b round found sitting on It Its ankle with both Loth wings o extended to the eggs CK front the sun 1111 rho rhe shell ot of the ostrich eg b becomes dry and 1 vrr very tr or orthe the tha chIck to 10 When the time lute arrives for or the tho ot of tin th young oun the they will silt Lo b hoard to chirp unit to 10 move In time the shell Thu rho bird seeing to thu situation l will often otten crack thu shell hull with its Ita breast bone hont tIle 1111 bIrd by br the head hend and It out ot of the shell three or tour four days elapse between Iho ho hatch lag ot of the the bet elt e In the float Durin this hits limo Onto or Iho other p parent bird taken care caro ot of limo tho chicks while the other Is 8 attentIve to 10 the luSt Jm An ostrich I is IncItes In diameter and en Inches chicks 1 never noer bo be allowed to 10 become or cold cola and should not lie be ted fed for tor this tint lInt three or tour four days dIlY but they may IMY br be allowed to dig up sand and At the end ot of the 1 neek eek green iut WI liar haul be ted fed but bill not lint too truo lit at fiat fiato ON o Tm HOAD TO Tin MILLIN MILLINERS ERS The Is Ip II the fist time when hen It ill is months old aid and about every eel eIght tinning Its TIme only re no moved RIt ats those ot of the lilt wIll and thue tho tall The ot of plucking consists l lIn Itt In cutting the tail and Otto row Iott ot of the bearer quill h hI wIng with pruning prIming shears and by hand those thosa nfl 01 the tho remaInIng two or three rows raws In the wi wIng 1111 1 we months month later laler th the ot of lisa cut feathers le be At pluck pluckIng pluckIng Ing the ostrIches are arc its In 1 i clot box open nt at one OliO end tit and closed with n a door Rt at the other othEt A bird Is I and a 1 hoo over ter Its 1111 head and It Is 11 then ver very handled The Tho feathers of the th untie are more plentiful than tholo ot of tIm Iho to male malo MONEY m lUmm London control the Iho worlds market for ostrIch feather In that ell cIty thus beet beat sell ell lit at about 30 pounds sterlIng mu 1 It requIres about 0 ot of the but beat to 10 n a pound Time fhe cheapest grades are worth H 4 a 0 omd The Tho average ostrich will yield 1 i pounds of U I The of thu Iho ostrich is II saId laid to b be much relished by those who have eaten It and the eggs IUS fine fino for tor makinE woe lets leta and tire lite good scrambled hd Otto ana en egg will make mako its liS mUch omelet ns as 2 H doxen dosen hens eggs egg OstrIches known to lu have luVe been In captIvity for tor 40 0 years eurs are still breedIng and feathers An n ostrIch chick alx aIx months may mayLie Lie set sel down III as worth S a old bird to bIrds tour four years fears old the Bra age at 1 they thoy paIr or more or er pair flaIr I |
