The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-05
a CossIxHs FAMILY OF a,en.
NE - . Wise Cebbler, and Knows u,,
Rear Cansraes and I.snpets

Rear Ca.sraes asa Isnpets "s
rh.ra Itve. IN +bn h..,+ a, a..
far : .headad .strs nn,n = sa,,, 'en guy, quar-
M much A. odds ,vith b,s Cali. ". VINO seems
a. srs sorns N his tastos ,.,.,, s.uaifouhdinn
wh,oh n. earn. . ,iv,na VIZ" NJ 'no trade 1t
njtir.ted and unoonts m,n.toa n.,. an W.
trsda a shoemater. hv oro;. ,oh "
fsnciar Ha inboritad NJ. olfd
birds from his Hr,tIsb fathar "s.s LOT
Inc "a America many veors sno hu on CON.
him 4 mir Of singing birds Er u,o s,s with
time he bas been rearing birds n,i,h s.nee 'as
s'ne ne hso oeon .eai.hs p'os WIN great SIC.
cess. not for profit, but because he likes to ses
trsds a, shoamarar FRAT ~ \ n'a, "a.u 70 Ms
sh~sv..srs. tooI. "a a. LII a A,aero
steel in his shop is accom- panied all day loss
nv the aono Of canary and linnet Tha w. .ons
W ~ Al. ,ss.s.s s..n Ane oig man
possible mutual understanding He is sor pss
hi. dnes shoS Ss
rset rolls t to the co. ceiling from beyond tho
often rudely lowered by sudden draughts from
the street door. The birds seem to appreciate
ali this, for they breed and thrive and sine
merrily in ungilded cages and amid sur.
roundings that might easily discouraged bird
The big Englishman has gathered vast
amount Of bird lore during all these years
From his low bench in front of the window he
can easily glance up at the cages whence per.
cram n nd gn,dan +bronts % his o.n, ,so" ue
can detect the sign OF any coming i'll. He finds
ua 1 and July: thu. domestic PARTNERSHIPS are
inc oo0 nd fbot a rIc all
viii live and brsed for nearly Te eno "arSa o'
na. i've ana useeu .ut neasy uozch years
sisi nests q wire sold By the prpfcSii anal
bird fancisrs. and substituted for thcm open
Cigar box wood. The combined odors Of ceda;
OF SsSssd t birds s. ,r,n. ..,.,n ,ouo.
rsvelled hemp. cut short. is thrown into the
s sHa eer psct AND
laid. green. blue. or specified. as tho eSss nay FAY
End out como tho naked. great.eyntl young.
DURING all this timo q diet OF hard boiled eggs
se %xs raps su sss
ceiient proyider Tor Vito aud family f' Wills
goress Himself with tho prepared food aud at at
hsS she l not
hss d Of her fssty anors The
Birds satsSed Mareh are % a0 highly es
teemed. because they mou!t In proper season
ass nd they WS s
moved from the ,paternal mansion ana left to
shift for themselves. soon after their. diet is
serts itsp Tse scatce feathsred little cSap APIS
Il ss sost to give Vent to the 1 pentns
dlstineaished from the hens The latter make
internal 81 HSer S
s6s aps and rnm tEass are the es
ones listen 70 the paternai song and easily i'm.
itate it But it is found profitable to keep the
that sing better than the fathers OF the young
At ss Of tbssh the are
The BIG man has discovered that the eggs
81 ding o. unfashtul hens ZEN may be kept wan
cesstplly Matched uader another hen. This
work Is q delicate matter; however. and the
pretty spneroids. with all their ,potenuality OF
times happens that a capricious hen leaves
her eggs. or even plucks the feathers from her
soster mother must Be provided, But It Is found
shSo s4e ths discipline Of the latter be some
;. Belgian canarles haye now become the favor;
,ses 10 th1s COUNTY,: They fetch as high as sig
fetch from Sc to IS. The German canaties are
constant singers. but not 80 beautiful in form
ABLE than those from Belgium and England.
Iney fetch from $l.5O to SS each. These prices
Ire al ior male birds. which az al the singing
preceding season. when they fetch from 81 to
y eaSh. AZ other times they may be bought
the value Of birds. The bright
IoIden yellow 'calaries fetch from 80 to $40
escn: and sometimes rs high as $l5 Notified
Yellow canarfes The velvet bird Is Of o warm
ezra Gotta color and rare. Such fetch the best
prices. A cross between goldflnch and canary
produces excellent singers. but the breeding
cannot be carried beyond this point 1t is
|ound tnat the native stock OF canaries must
be constantly repienished by importations.