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Show MAKING GOOD IN A SMALL TOWN Real Stories About Real GirU By MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN ($, 114. WhIui Nwppr Union.) CANARY-CRAFT THE craze for cunarles la an excellent excel-lent one for the up-and coming small-town girl to capitalize. "Because of luck of competition In this country, coupled with a constantly constant-ly growing demand fur the birds, It is easy to make good rulslng canaries," ays a girl who liar Investigated the subject nnd, subsequently, has launched herself In this well-paying business. "There are few drawbacks to the business. The canary Is hardy pet, used to captivity, and able to survive with a minimum amount of care. Its breeding requires little capital cap-ital to start, and the business can be expanded readily, as profits Justify It" The prospective canary producer should. If she Is a novice, Invest In the common canary of commerce. One male and two females will start a profitable flock. The amateur breeder should find oat all she can from books about breed, classification, varieties, mating, ear of nestlings and training of song stars. In general, the prime food requisite re-quisite of canaries Is canary seed to which has been added a small quantity quan-tity of rape seed and a little hemp. The birds should have opportunity for dally bathing. Daring the Incubating period, the breeder must take special care of the tiny eggs, as they are exceedingly fmirllp- and aha must see that noth- Ing worries or disturbs the mother ' bird while sitting. When the nest- ! lings are month old, a separate cage should be provided for them. The j breeder should try to see that the j "trainer," the bird who teaches the 4 babies to sing. Is a good songster, for upon his "training" depends the qnal- i lty of the voices of the male birds J and, consequently, the prices they will ! bring. Only the males are songsters, J The novice can hardly hope to com- i pete with the big dealers and breed- J ers. She may, however, easily market her birds by taking them to a pet- stock store In a city, or, If none Is nearby, display tbem In a window In ; the busiest store In her own town. The Immediate sales and the adver- tlslng for future sules will more than justify the rent of the window. ', Or perhaps you would like to start a bird store? There are many such ! mall establishments scattered over the country. Usually the trade Is combined with a business In dogs, guinea pigs, white mice, goldfish, and so on. Sometimes the proprietor Is required to act as surgeon and physician physi-cian to domestic pets. All this is not o simple as starting with a few pairs of birds In your home, but It shows how by study and application, one can develop the business to any extent ex-tent one desires. |