220 WILD LIFE CONSERVATION 



and unless the land round about is suited to him, he 

 will leave for the more congenial environment of the 

 river bottom and the low-lying farms. 



One of the great desiderata for American game- 

 rearing is a manual of instruction adapted to cli- 

 matic conditions as found between Virginia to the 

 south and New Hampshire to the north. Such a 

 manual, to be really useful, must be written by a 

 man who has had a long and successful experience ; 

 and when such a manual is written, it will give a 

 tremendous impetus to game propagation. It must 

 cover the following subjects: 1. Selection of a 

 preserve for birds and mammals. 2. Exterminat- 

 ing vermin, such as the bay lynx or bobcat, skunk, 

 fox, weasel, domestic cat, rat, crow, red squirrel, 

 great horned owl, sharp-shinned and Cooper's 

 hawk. 3. Natural foods for pheasants, quail, 

 grouse and surface-feeding ducks; methods and 

 conditions for planting. 4. The care of adult birds, 

 with formulae and regulations for feeding. 5. The 

 care and feeding of the young. 6. The manage- 

 ment and feeding of deer. 



The Commercial Side of Breeding Game in Cap- 

 tivity. The private game preserve and bird sanc- 

 tuary under reasonable regulations should be 

 encouraged in every way by the states for the 

 following reasons : 



1. To supplement the work now being done by 

 many of the states and to create a large overflow for 

 the benefit of the people at large. 



