350 WILD FOWL SHOOTING. 
than soft. It is a trifle lighter than soft shot, but this 
disadvantage is more than offset by the benefits obtained 
in using it. 
The reader will find below a table of sizes used 
generally throughout the United States : 
: ST. LOUIS CHICAGO 
TATHAM & BROS., N.Y. !\saor TOWER Co.|| SHOT TOWER CO. 
Diam. Pellets Pellets Diam. Pellets 
in Size. to Size. to in Size. to 
Inches. Ounce. Ounce. || Inches. Ounce. 
23 | FF 24 || OOO 33 23, | OOOO 22 
Be, F 27 OO 39 23 | OOO 27 
ios Ava 31 O 46 To OO 33 
posi oT 36 || BBB Bt Peon) O 38 
2, | BBB 42 || BB 60 i2,| BBB 46 
it; | BB 50 B 71 18, | BB 58 
17, B 59 | 1 90 me B 62 
a6, 1 71 2 100 2S 1 1 
265 2 86 3 118 iss 2 92 
ass 3 106 4 159 (ss 3 118 
23, 4 1382 || 5 287 jl as 4 146 
ash 5 168 6 299 || i 5 172 
7a 6 218 ii 885 || jb 6 216 
i! 7 291 8 509 || 349, 7 323 
aes 8 399 9 700 =e 8 434 
te 568 10 1108 aie 9 596 
areas 10 848 eal 0 854 
Soe nett 1346 eculiimald 1414 
eee 2326 aaa 2 2400 
As the beginner will oftentimes find birds other 
than those he starts out to hunt, it will perhaps aid 
him on his pleasant migrations, if he knows what sizes 
are best for the different species of birds he will so 
often find throughout the Middle and Western States. 
Hor (Geeses aac oes ose Nos. 1, 2, 3 or 4. 
SWANS cela wicitasetenl some “s 1, 2, or 3. 
5, 6, 7 or 8 (the 8’s over de- 
someNallard Sierra say: ce — 
coys in timber or rice.) 
