I08 BIRD-SEED. 



Bird-seed. — Very few persons are aware how 

 much a bird's health, and consequently its song, 

 depends upon the selection of seed. There are 

 as many qualities or grades of canary-seed as 

 there are qualities or grades of flour. Is all flom 

 alike 1 If it is, then all seed is alike. The qual- 

 ity of canary-seed is usually based by dealers in seed 

 upon the price per bushel, — it varying from $6.75 

 to $8.00 at present writing (Jan, 1875). The very 

 best seed is the 



Sicily Canary. — It is a very plump and heavy- 

 feeling seed, and is extremely palatable to the bird. 

 A sample of this seed — enough to last one bird 

 two months — will be sent by mail, prepaid, on re- 

 ceipt of twenty-five cents. 



The German Summer Rape-seed is excellent for 

 birds, and should always be given them. It is their 

 only food in Germany, where they are reared, and, 

 being of a very cooling nature, will always keep the 

 bird in excellent condition ; though, if fed on this 

 exclusively, he will not sing as much as if his 

 seed were mixed with canary, — the canary giving the 

 bird life and animation. A package of clear 

 RAPE, or rape and canary mixed, will be sent the 

 same as the clear canary, and at same price. The 

 next seed which is used, and often by persons en- 

 tirely ignorant of its nature, is 



Hemp-seed. — This is a very rich, oily, sweet :»eed, 

 and very much loved by birds of every species. 

 When mixed with other seeds, the bird never fails 

 to scatter all other around the room, searching 



