BREEDING WILDFOWL. 545 



permit it. The pintail I bred once, but lost the 

 brood. 



If I ever try to breed our beautiful wildfowl again, 

 the pools will be made mink-proof by a brick or stone 

 foundation 2 feet under ground, and i foot above it. 

 The fence on this, with inviting openings for a mink 

 to enter and remain in a trap until he has an interview 

 with me. 



Mr. Wilton Lock wood, of Boston, Mass., is an en- 

 thusiastic devotee of wildfowl breeding and has had 

 great success, but I am unfamiliar with the details of his 

 work. 



