PROCURING STOCK BIRDS AND EGGS 39 



owned by a duck club. They were benefitted, of course, 

 by the protection given to the ducks. 



A syndicate of sportsmen recently has been formed in 

 New York to propagate wild ducks on a large scale. 

 Skilled gamekeepers will be employed, and the upland 

 game will be made abundant, undoubtedly, in the vicinity 

 of the duck ponds. An estimate of the cost of the under- 

 taking will be found in the chapter on How to Form a 

 Duck Club. 



