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OIL FIELD REPORTS SENT BY PIGEON (Oct, 1931)

OIL FIELD REPORTS SENT BY PIGEON
A texas oil man recently solved the problem of getting daily drilling reports from a well being sunk a hundred miles south of San Antonio, and thirty miles from the nearest telephone, by turning to practical use his hobby of raising homing pigeons. A flock of pigeons was taken to the well to bring in reports. Now two birds are released daily, with messages tied to their feet.

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How to Tame Wild Humming Birds (Oct, 1952)

How to Tame Wild Humming Birds

RALPH J. AYER, a farmer living on a rural route out of Eastonville, Colorado, has a hobby that requires a great deal of patience—that of taming wild humming birds. The humming bird is very suspicious of mankind as a rule, but Mr. Ayer decided to try to trick them into becoming better acquainted with him.

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