| Show SPEED RECORD FOR PIGEONS birds bird bred by department of agri aart culture havo established new marks in flights prepared by th the lentil states of 0 agriculture tile the horning homing pigeons bred and owned by the bureau of animal industry united states department of agriculture at tile the government farm belts ville md aid have eatn established blushed it record during the past three years which stands alone arid and unequaled ilenin fling with the year in which tha loft was ai tile the birds bird won first find second in the little rind first in the nille mile young rk 4 U starting a homer on its journey bird races as 08 well its as best beat average speed IR in fil giltS of front to SOO miles nill ts in ili 1920 the birds front froni tills loft mm first second find third in ili tile tho 00 nille mile wid first second arid third in the lie mile race in ili 1021 1921 they won fust first second arid third in both tile the und find mlle mile old bird races ail ond hest ti speed ot if tile washington racing pigeon club anil the national city concourse Cou Coti course association under whose auspices the races were flown in ili H there were 33 lofts corn petan in ili 1920 35 3 5 lofts and in ili 1921 over mer 10 40 lofts comprising the tl e best birdi of tile fiust bre breeders bleeders eders in till nil of baah ington tills this record of first find second und first fint second anil and third in ili nil ill races from froin too to WO miles wits won separately by individual birds find lias has never been eit equaled by any homing pigeon breeder in the fil district strict of columbia or vicinity which not only proves prove the superiority of lie beltsville birds hut but is a tribute to tile ability rind untiring efforts of mr air A jacobson Ja colison who has rull full charge of their breeding unit and training |
