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2. To increase the insectivorous birds, whose 

 economic value has been so convincingly set forth 

 by Mr. E. H. Forbush in his book, "Useful Birds 

 and Their Protection." 



3. To increase the supply of meat and thus 

 bring it within the reach of more people. The com- 

 parative prices of game between this country and 

 England during the last century reveal the rapid- 

 ity with which our wild life is vanishing. 



EXCERPT FROM "THE GAME MARKET OF TO-DAY/' HENRY 

 OLDYS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



1910 



New York, New York, London, 



1763 1910 1910 



Partridge/ each, $.24 $1.75 -2.00 $.16-.25 



Grouse, 2 each, .30 1.50 .24-.36 



Mallard, each, .25 .62% .24-.36 



Teal, each, .12 .37%- .50 .16-.24 



Snipe, per dozen, .30 2.00 -3.00 .08-.16 



Quail, per dozen, 3.00 -4.50 



Ring-necked pheasant, New York, 1913, wholesale $4 to $4.50 



per pair. 



Ring-necked pheasant, London, 1913, wholesale $1 per pair. 

 1653 Whole deer $1.20. 

 1765 Whole deer 17.50 (maximum price). 

 1910 Whole deer 43.73 (maximum price wholesale). 



4. To add interest to the reclamation and re- 

 forestation of practically worthless acres which 



1 Probably means ruffed grouse in New York. 



2 Heath-hen in New York markets in 1T63 ; in 1910 this would be 

 ruffed grouse. 



