without any further stocking, the pheasants continued to increase. The 

 Rochester Democrat during the season of 1910 printed an article under the 

 heading "Pheasants are Increasing." This was before the county had 

 received any additional stocking from the present state game farm at 

 Sherburne. 



At the conference last March on game breeding and preserving Mr. 

 H. M. Brigham of the Clove Valley Club made the interesting statement 

 that the manager of a large New York wholesale firm dealing in sporting 

 goods had told him that Rochester, the principal city of Monroe County, 

 had become one of the best places in the United States for the sale of shot- 

 gun ammunition, despite the fact that prior to the introduction of the 

 pheasant there was no game to be found in that neighborhood aside from 

 cottontail rabbits. 



All through this section the pheasants have steadily increased despite 

 the fact that they are subjected to persistent hunting of a character that 

 would exterminate any other game bird in a single season. 



CHINESE BIRDS IN WEST. Washington and Oregon, as is well 

 known, were stocked with Chinese pheasants. Even in these natural game 

 states the imported birds have today largely superseded native species in 

 the sportsman's programme. 



The states which have failed to make the pheasant a permanent in- 

 habitant after a fair trial have all used the English stock. Therefore 

 when the sweeping statement is made that pheasants are not adapted for 

 stocking any particular locality, it is well to inquire first if a fair experi- 

 ment has been made and then if the right kind of breeding stock has been 

 used. The demonstrated successes achieved by certain states in stock- 

 ing with pheasants have made it no longer possible to say that it cannot 

 be done. The state game farm should be a success. If it is not look for 

 the reason and correct it. 



