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Show i j I'rant In Otlrlcli farm. I Very remunerative la ostrich farming, farm-ing, which, for n consldcrnblo time followed In California, has now been Introduced Into New Zealand Five hundred of tbo birds ore now on tho farm of tho Messrs Nathan at Whit-ford Whit-ford Park, a short distance from Auckland. Auck-land. Atl tho steps In the Industry, from tho nesting of tho birds to tho crossing, dyeing and mounting of tho plumes, aro carried on at this establishment estab-lishment Tho manager states that an adult bird requires about tho same 1 smount ot attention as a sheep, and that tho ostrich consumes nbout twlco tho quantity of grass needed by a sheep Tho birds become dividend paying pay-ing Investments when about 10 months old, after which ago they ore clipped srery eight months Tho feathers clipped nra worth from 3 75 to to 10 I pr pound, tho after dressing Increasing Increas-ing tho valuo enormously Tho male and female birds manage tho Incuba- tlon ot tho eggs between them, taking four-tour watches each To his share of this duly tho male ostrich adds tho labor of turning Iho eggs. The chicks aro hand red, as with those of tho ordinary or-dinary farm yard fowl, and aro reared without serious loss. |