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STATE BIRD AND GAME PRESERVES. 

 Under Chapter 410, Acts of 1911. 



Area (Acres). 



Hubbardston, . . ... 3,000 



Fairhaven, Sconticut Neck, 1,000 



Topsfield, . . . 1,000 



Brookfield, ... . ... 1,200 



Marshfield, ... . . .... 5,000 



Hingham, . ... 5,000 



Dedham-Needham, Dover- Westwood, . ... 2,000 



Wayland and Sudbuiy, 2,000 



Sharon, 1,500 



Under Chapter 178, Acts of 1902, and Special Acts. 



Wilbraham, 209 



Martha's Vineyard, . . ... 3,000 



Sutton, 23 



Sandwich, . 20 



Adams, 2 



Palmer, . .... ... . 233 



October Mountain, . 12,000 



Mark W. Potter, 1,000 



Third Cliff, ... ... ... 50 



Summary. 



Under chapter 362, Acts of 1909, .... . 25,370 



Under chapter 410, Acts of 1911, . . . . 20,500 



Reservations and hatcheries, 16,537 



Total (approximately), 62,407 



State Game Farms. 



Notable progress has been made in rearing game birds at 

 Sutton, and within the last three years additional stations have 

 been equipped at Wilbraham, Marshfield, Norfolk, Sharon and 

 Sandwich, while the reservation on Martha's Vineyard has 

 been further developed. An increased number of game birds 

 must come through more protected reservations and extensive 

 artificial propagation, and ultimately the same methods must 

 be extended to certain insectivorous birds. 



The State game farms in Massachusetts are situated in dif- 

 ferent parts of the Commonwealth. The Wilbraham game 

 farm furnishes a distributing center for the central and western 



