The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-07-23

Pasadena. a farm that con
taiaa 200 gigantic binds. The guide
informed MS that some seventeen odd
years AGO fifty birds were brought
from South Africa by MI Cawston the
proprietor OF these, several died on
board ship, others after their arrival
and a few only eventually became ac.
climati2ed. The latter bred and multi.
Piled. other birds wcro added, and
cross breeding, the fine climate, care,
regular and good feeding, brought
these farm ostrIchcs to be the supe.
riors of the wild birds which have to
struggle for existence on The African
deserts.
The first and largest of the corrals
contains the kindergarten. Fine chill.
dren it held of various ages, Continu-
Ously on the move, after the restless
manner Of youth. The boys wear
black coats, you will perceive" said
our ciCyerone, the girls gray, which
undertaking uniform Is an assistance
TO strangers in determining sex, for
the females run the males close in
size The babies are round that corner
the same side" Three had recently
been hatched out of a sitting of six,
teen, "One dropped off, and then
there were two Two perky little
ones, Of ten days old, with funny stub.
by little backs, looking as if tousled
horsc-hair replaced the soft down of
the callow period common to most
birds, but the body such perfect uval5
that tuck in the heads and legs, and
prestro, one pcrceives they could
again adriotly reht into their vacated,
big, creamyhued shells The parent
birds, we learnt, concern themselves
little about thier young after their ad.
vent, Possibly the forty days they
are engaged over the Matching salts.
fies their paternal and maternal In.
stincts A any rate, In this farm they
are brought UP by hand by an atten.
dant as they require to be dealt with
judicously to tide over the early
months OF babyhood For the first
four days they are unfed, after which
they are allowed alfalfa, and they pick
up gravel to aid digestion being bus
lily employed thereat as we surveyed
the couple, with the adroit alacrty OF
a robin picking up worms ont OF the
newly-turned soil In our northern
lands. Seemingly sturdy as are their
little frames, they have to be shell
tered at night even in equable Calf.
fornia, for damp or chill would en-
endanger them at this eaily period OF
growth.
In the marital relationship the os
trich sets good example to all
classes OF society. II is constant IN
attachment, never attempting, but re
sentng, divorce The mate shares
the long darwn-out hours OF incuba
tion with the hen, the wife Of his
choice At the age Of four the male
bird seeks his spouse, and having
found one to his liking, sticks to her
and 10 her only; and when she pre-
sents him with the eggs that are 10
carry on their kind. he does turn and
turn about I'm the sitting, and some
times extra innings, the good lady be
ing exercised at the outset by the lay.
ing Of an egg about three pounds in
rceht-each equal to thirty chicken
eggs
Alternate days until thirty days give
them a store worthy their devotion 70
the further requisite weeks demanded
for the bringing into being There is
10 billing aud cooling and gathering
up ol material for ncstmaking Such
biz nost II would have 70 be, In
stead. in tneir native state the birds
coop oat he warm sand AMI dcIo-
me eggs therein and at th55 Pas.
dena breeding corral, On . corner &.