Show A california ostrich fam CWi fornia cr mcw awk post batrich farm is one of the attractions tr of we region and one that no admirer of the deathers dea thery kingdom can well alfrord to fl visiting I 1 though it doa cost crefo 6 t cents to croes the enclosure whick consists of a broad board fence that completely prevents a ghost of a ii apse of deose aristocratic birds I 1 say aristocratic because they are beautiful valuable and far far above the aselage fowl in size and majesty of mein besides they cort tribute to something more thau the mare of existences exi stances the refinements of life are strictly sug ia those high stepping lofty eyed attires that appear to have been formed for an ardent exclusive elegant atmos phere the manager in char g 0 0 the birds who superintended super intended the ir journey from loudl africa in forra I 1 that there were sixty three chil own ostriches sud twenty on the farm at the time care must exer al in the collito and quantity of their food they are liable to indulge io which produces ye I 1 low fever hey are also subject to the disorders ammon to barnyard fowls they make their own nests lay obe egg every alternate day equal W weight and contents to twenty eight ordinary hens eggia twenty four days are consumed by the hen in her retirement previous to hatch and fifteen is the usual ber her aust contains the food Nn siets of corn alfalfa cactus leaves shorn of their thoms and ull linds of fruit i v or grain eve ry months are fifty feathers feat bers antho num plucked ei r usually gathered at a time of abe male bird are white the female biras eld a variety of colmorr but th eyare not considered valuable ir 0 f astr iches is AA I 1 sy are sol only W pairs BIT keeper of ilia birds ice gards ais ga avora biblo taa industry and esp 8 bin tat it will in time here eis sou 1 aali abero rey law lowner deepa ble pair avro of beautiful bird I 1 |