DISEASED SEED
MANY CAGED BIRDS DIE Sydney, Dec. 30. Diseased thistle seed has caused very heavy losses of canaries and other caged birds in Sydney and suburbs. Some breeders report a death-rate as high as 90 per cent. Losses have been particularly heavy in the Eastern Suburbs. Mr A. Fenwick, of Woollahra, a leading Yorkshire and Border breeder, said that he had lost canaries valued at more than £IOO Birds who eat diseased thistle seed almost invariably die within 24 hours It is explained that the lush season had caused mould containing the disease germ to develop in the thistle. ‘ In the past few weeks canaries have been in great demand as Christmas gifts, and have brought record prices
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 7 January 1944, Page 3
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