The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-19
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OsTnicn farming has been 80 remark.
ably .srrr..iul among shc British set.
tiers in the Cape Colony III South Africa
a, Ia ha,c become the leading source of
SUPPLY ins ostrich feathers In the Lon
,lou markets. II Il, therefore, not eur.
prism. tina, the capitalists II California,
In their eager pursuit ii opportunities
iur divrrsiiying the farming Interests u
,ha; S;stc. should have introduced |
osirich..arming. Jus, ne they had rrcsi.
uusly adopted the culture III oranges,
lemons. olives, tea, coffee, grnres. and |
the production III tai.ins. THIS peculiar
feature II .,ock.raislng belongs to 4
class II advanced Developments In the
grca, department, ii agriculture which
pr,mi.c, t. expand th. investment 1t
capital In farming Ia correspond with
the marvellous pru-rcss 1t railroads,
manufactures. and mining. The orli.
nary s;cck.tsrming In America has %!
laic yvars Increased enormously IN con.
sequence II the rabid multiplication III
butter and chcrsc factories, and III the
immense demand Tor American meat
products in Europe. Parallel with that
dcycl.pmcn, there have come into exist.
crcc various kind. NJ wha, may I've called
ii.hiarmipc, which M. only includes
tho artificial propagation of salmon,
black base. and other food fishes In our
rivers AMI running streams, but hes been
developed into Understanding on .
large scale ON the coast III Maine, and
caTp.farming In all the ponds, lakes. aud
incloscd sheets ii water ii tho New Eng.
land and Middle States. Thus In New
Jersey. where artificial lakes are numcr.
Gus, carp.iarming has suddenly become
n now source oi profit 70 the farmer,
which In former years no Jerscyman
ever dreamed VI. Whether the humble
bulltrog Is destined 10 he similarly prof.
liable ,o the farmers oi this section VI
the country depends upon tho favor
,ha, may be extended To froS.eat.
Ing by tho people Of New York and
Philadelphia. Indeed, viewed In this
light, stock.!arming may be extended
~ anything required for domestic con.
sumption. Il has already been extended
on an immense scale 10 the trade In
eggs, butter and cheese, and II the &C.
counts respecting the productivcncss Of
the food carp may be relied upon, that
!. particular class Of fish farming promises
10 eclipse all others. As regards the
adaptiyencss OF our country u ostrich
farming, there Is no room for doubt that
the business would prove successful IN
, many Of the southern parts Of the State
Of Caliiornis, and that II might be In
troduced with equal success in Arizona
, New Mexico and Texas. A number o.
years ago some attempts were made b!
|, prairie farmers in Kansas and Nebrask'
10 domcsticate the bison, or buffalo, ana
I TO raise herds Of that species by farming
''on the range" ~ ID IL called, but tn
= Agricultural Department has not latel..
: published any accounts on the subject
/ Should the ostrich.fsrming In Csli|orni
= be successful, that State will undOubtcd
= " sprpriss the American market with
: cheaper and better article Of ostric
! feathers than the imported article. .
- course, the local trade In California vi
\ b too small to support the business
y any extent. Therefore the demand "a
!. feathers would have 10 come from %
- Atlantic division Of the Union. III
y item Of trade Is BY no means small 2
= unimportant one, and should u
= California experiment prove succcsci'
!. Il may lead TO the domestic productio
q Of csmel's hair By stock.laIming
" Texas, where the climate 70 adapted
those animals. In our own section
y. y. tho country decidedly The greatest no
n city Is carp.iarming, which promises
= attain . remarkable development, 9
= pecially In the Middle States, where u
~ iirst experiments have resulted most o
10 spiciously and have excited general
I tention. philadelphia North Ansertca