. The Ornithologist and botanist . ttle as possible for, your money,I V^IDE OPEISII Our Prize offers of beautiful shells, sparklingI minerals, and rare fossils, are still open all theI year around to every energetic OFFldAl- ORC3AIM lof the Audubon Chapter, A. A.—Western Natua1 lists Exchange, connected with the Californiai Mailing Agency who mail all your circulare etoat 10 cents to 20 cents per CAL. TRAVELER and NATURALIST,The Western Monthly of Geology Minerology audI all sciences. U. L. HERTZ & CO., IMapa, Cal. j EXCHANGES, Continued. A COLLECTION of Minerals, fossils, cur


. The Ornithologist and botanist . ttle as possible for, your money,I V^IDE OPEISII Our Prize offers of beautiful shells, sparklingI minerals, and rare fossils, are still open all theI year around to every energetic OFFldAl- ORC3AIM lof the Audubon Chapter, A. A.—Western Natua1 lists Exchange, connected with the Californiai Mailing Agency who mail all your circulare etoat 10 cents to 20 cents per CAL. TRAVELER and NATURALIST,The Western Monthly of Geology Minerology audI all sciences. U. L. HERTZ & CO., IMapa, Cal. j EXCHANGES, Continued. A COLLECTION of Minerals, fossils, curiosi-ties etc, to exchange for plain type, or cash. R. , Baker, Ohio. LOOK HERE. I have a first-class recipe, forembalming birds and for every fifty cents worthof eggs sent I will send it lo them. J. M. Kilving-ton, Mason City, Iowa. WANTED. Minerals, Fossils, Sea Curios andIndian anowpoints. Have for exchange fine fos-sils and petrified moss. J. M. Kilviagton, MasonCity, Iowa. JK 30 THE ORNIHOLOGIST AND Starting in tiie Poultry Business. BY F. 8. G. BOONE, IOWA. To start in the poultry raising business re-quires so little capital, that aoy boy or girl canset himself up in a good paying business withjust what pocket money he has. To relate myfirst ventures might be of some use to those whocontemplate starting into it, so here it is. When I was 14 years old I couldnt find anyway to make money and go to school too, butone day I received a sample copy of some littlePoultry Journal containing the advertisementsof some dealers in eggs. One of our neighbors had a large flock ofchickens, and as there always is a lot that wantto set I went over to purchase some settinghens. She had a number that wanted to set butthat she was trying to break up by tying ared rag to their tails and. duckin them in waterand all such kind of foolishness but they wouldnot break worth a cent, and so when I offered tobuy them she was so glad to get rid of themthat she let me have 10 fo


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