— Pigeons aro fanned by an inhabitant of Los Angeles, who rears to mec-t tho demand of dealers at least 15,000 of the little feathered creatures every year. The farm, which is described ns tho only one in tho world, covers an area of eight acres. Three gigantio lofts contain nearly 10,000 separate spaces. Naturally such n large number of birds require a good quantity of food, the menu for each meal being ono waggon load of screenings, two sacke of wheat, and about half a barrel of stale bread soaked in water ■ .
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12989, 2 June 1904, Page 3
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92Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Daily Times, Issue 12989, 2 June 1904, Page 3
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