Show LITTLE MONEY IN OSTRICHES ostaf CHES australian raisers of cf beautifully feathered girds get small returns for their work vork the gist attempt to raise ostriches in australia was vias made by a mr malcom who in 1880 brought young birds from south rout africa to south australla australia an in the following year the parliament of south australia enacted a law which granted to the first person who ho should exhibit ostriches more than ons one year old about 2400 acres ot of land suitable for ostrich farming the conditions were satisfied by the south australian company which was founded in 1883 with a capital ot of 75 the company received annd near 1 afisu 1 augusta staf on spencer oay but bu i tu in spite bahls assistance assistance the company has never paid a dividend altho although it now possesses 1100 astri ches all of 0 which were imported from south africa there Is a still larger ostrich farm on the shore ot of lake albert and smaller farms are ara scattered through alf colony in new south wales waits ostrich farming was first pt tempted in 1897 by Darm clun cluff who imported six pairs or of ostriches from northern africa and now low possesses st 84 birds i queensland ard and victoria possess only small ostrich farms which have hare rot produced iery ery en conra ing results in all there art aro now about COO ostriches in australia the inferior feathers are utcy duket at home and the more valuable oner are exported chiefly to carmany many scientific ameil can t |