The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.


the farming of domosticated ostnches,
and knowing the great spirit of enter
prise actuatng the Texans genemlly
/ consider it to be my dutyns fellow.
counhllnan to place all the inioma-
ton in my possession before them
which have gathered during my
residence in several parts of South
Africa only hoping That this will be
read by some one with public spirit,
and who may be inclined and induced
to take the matter up and introduce
tins the best paying industry in the
gruul lone star otate.
The general price of n fu!l.qrown
pair of breeding birds is from $3.50
to 500. These birds are cmped off
in pairs to breed, and have from three
to four nests per year, each nest con
tanning from ten to twenty-five eggs.
ltcon be safely concluded that two
thirds of the eggs are successfully
hatched by the parent birds, so that
each pair would hatch about forty
chickens per annum. These chicks
have sold hore very fast at prices rang
ing from S25 to $40 Ter c6icl, ms soon
as Matched, So That ono pair of GOOD
birds. at am outlay of saw $500, would
produce chickens to the value oil So
600 per mnum. These chickens,
after being taken from the nest are
kent in the house. AWAY from NIL cold
md for tbreo dovs t6ev oot nothing
whatsoever A little inceme is thon
cut up fine, and, being spunblcd be-
fore them, they begin to cat, so that
in the course OF a weeks time they
are strong enough to run in the open
air in charge of a herder, who brings
them to thehousein the evening to be
housed foi. the nioht This treofrnont
/. continnod n1til boy oro abont
tbroo MONTH old fro,a tRis tboy sL;ft
for tbomsolyos in Aocls oLoSt bo
farm
Atu.., ILL.,. ...n. A.. g..
li wv II s VI L'5''' ,i,oi'.is 'l'V ms rrisv
Pluy I u iv'' ~ i u'Aes i'oe' ! nc
'1'''iiols O0i'is u looi u"'l'Y' ie i!,
a ~ pigsg 1. "oTu' '9Io per n 3lIu'
livery oisn' months uleleulVeI' OF Oilreo
'lliiJa NJ every 1--WE, '"o yepIs' vnuy nle
,uoH i "s, i 'e .onV'iLis ileieIalii
;no so that ,bo tS;rd ,,inct ~ y pow NOW.
onoted nj ahont SO On nm ayo,oc 90 ,,or
birl Theso featbers bofore tboy
eacb tbe consrmo, N, America would
he about S15o or move
a Ill utiuP loI y ,''iI Oh ploeIllls pllus
selui"iS 0oilsi''S u "UouO s"o uoles
" sio,iI" ., ,eii!e1in wen, "i'n y snee'
NJ NJ, wa1oI l'' iils 'niouSn pl'rI OF IT,
ne ouns piiu9 s.'o5isV en.iieiY on
.no iiSlpuBc VlSy lliio on 'ile arm arm
siu .9 GIN c ppdn Iii tye nhnnr 9le az w
dian corn per diem. This is done
hero ot n cost Of 81 per busbel for
corn whereas in Texas tbis would he
very little in comparison No partic.
Mar coro,is taken of fine vouno birds.
and thev ore kent and treStod in about
a similar manner to sheen M home.
No nrevions l,nowledoe Of The business
is necessary. The whole industry beinc
vory s;n,,,lc and attended Win verv
littio labar comnared to the raisina Of
crops.
6n.;no 10 n,o oono.,1 a,,,,o.. 81
Al " oa,,s ~ 'ip 49, son II ~ yiieas VI
i il'o I l " 49, Neui VI " f
~ a., p1 leu. uevole . 70 os'ticn l''rining
M ~. siio i ,. seven OF elgnv years, ana
10 " na'''"i seq ueIoo one country Is
g gpvon ng pVerslochea WIN Dirus' so
, u'aS viie ooiony 10 'lo' ipig i, 70 support
many ~, Il, more t M ana NV WIN DC soon,
u l OF la'er forced 10 ma an export
fries simiior IN Ill., n~d " ,,a,rrlI
food 10 M;s M 49, fa,' "i'" l,''v'.i.i
a,,M'o w oi 'i,'s 40, Nv ioieiBi oo.l.'Iie1
osIoct m 'nia ilosy IN lis Bel,eIul
PIT Jpn 49, p"''' VI Aua'i" W lAYof
Ari.o,o '' WYE, ,rs sou'iioin E"iiioriu"'
l., nav. WV sieAico, u'i y lVA"s,
,or,l;, Ky opliilon' Il syndicate OF en-
shd,,i iIp W. fivn n every IeHas county