Eureka Reporter | 1906-05-18 | Page 7 | To Hatch Ostrich Eggs

TO HATCH OSTRICH EGGS incubators shipped from indiana oils to farm in south africa indianapolis ind an concern the eastern branch of the petaluma Pet aluma incubator company ol 01 petaluma Pet aluma cal of which W A esh bach Is manager shipped the othel day nine incubators to far off africa three of which will be used to bring baby ostriches into the sunshine of the dark continent it the proper thing at all toi the mother ostrich to set nowadays and batch her chicks said mr esh bach and we provide her with an incubator the incubator does the work just as well as the old fashioned method and leaves mother ostrich with plenty of time to attend to her household duties the first ostrich incubators were used in south pasadena cal I 1 think not very long ago their worth has spread to africa and so we are send ing some over there the patterns which we are shipping to alagoa algoa bay which Is on the southeast coast of africa are 45 egg affairs that Is they will accommodate 45 ostrich eggs the order tor the incubators came to the indianapolis house through new york brokers who carefully con cealey the identity of their customers in africa