PHEASANT-FARMING 



The most expensive items in connection with game- 

 farming, during the foundation of the farm, will be the cost 

 of plant, the cost of the stock birds, together with the surplus 

 capital required for a year's independency for the farmer 

 and his dependents to live upon. 



Regarding the stocking of the farm, the author desires 

 to say that it is impossible to acquire better birds than some 

 pure Mongolians, some pure Prince of Wales, and some 



PHEASANT COOP 



pure Chinese male birds, together with a few Reeves' 

 Pheasants. The hen birds should consist of pure Black 

 Necks, pure Mongolian hens, and pure Prince of Wales 

 hens. This will give sufficient variety to supply eggs, both 

 from pure birds and from cross-bred ones. 



Needless the eggs from pure birds are much higher 

 in price than those from half or three-quarter bred stock. 

 The most useful cross of all to the game-farmer is the first 

 cross Mongolian Black-Necked ; the second one, the Prince 

 of Wales cock with the Mongolian hen ; the third one, the 

 Prince of Wales with the Black Neck ; the fourth one, the 

 Mongolian cock with the pure Chinese hen. The main 

 object for the game-farmer is to obtain clients who will 

 patronise him from season to season, and this can be done 



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