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Show v MUCH PROFIT IN PHEASANTS Agricultural Department of Government Govern-ment Says Birds Can Be Raised With Comparative Ease. The agricultural Department of the government says that pheasants can be raised with comparative ease, and that there is a great profit In the business busi-ness If properly conducted. The demand for these birds Is constantly con-stantly on the Increase and the rearing rear-ing of pheasants Is an occupation that can be followed by women on farms where there Is plenty of free range. Reeves Pheasants. A brushy hillside makes an Ideal place for pheasant raising. The ground must be dry and the sitting nests must be well protected and the temperature kept even. The staple diet for pheasants Is cracked corn, whole wheat and small seeds, such as millet. They are also fond of carrots, onions, lettuce and the other greens. The average price per pair Is as follows: English and Mongolian, ?5 to $10; Golden, $18 to $25; Reeves, $20 to $30. |