POULTRY AND PIGEON NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4509, 29 August 1893, Page 3

POULTRY AND PIGEON NOTES.

[BY Oyo,] The sum of Ll5O was given lasl year for the winiier of the Concours National of Belgium, which won a race of 500 miles, in which 500 buds took part, At the Cryaml Pnlacf Show in 1891, Misy Culcroft taught two wrier pigeons for L2OO the pair. Mr Stephen Salter, tonneilv of Oxford, Buld an owl pig?on to MrSydney Brunton for LIOO. Writing on Nov, 2Gth, 1892, Mr A. Lnliliuck says 11 1 have linown cases of LSO and upwards being refusal lor a winner ol moes and no wonder, for a really good bird may possibly win L7OO or LBOO in a year, and in addition may produce oilier aas good or better," The amount of money invested in breeding Block in large. It is by no means rare for a bieedw to have LSOO or LIOOO in his pigeons, It has been computed tlnit at some of the great shows, notably that held annually at the London Crystal Palace, the actual value of the pigeons reaches, if it does not exceed, LIO,OOO, One breeder in fifteen years made a competency ol about LEOOO entirely out ut! bis pigeons, bo being one of the most skilful fanciers of the day,