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oats, rje, or buckwheat in the field or under the shelter 

 will attract the quail. They prefer to find food in 

 the natural state and not threshed out and spread 

 around. A visit to the feeding shelters once a week in 

 winter is sufficient to see that all is going well with the 

 birds." 



The restocking of a preserve with birds Is a 

 simple and inexpensive matter. Quail, con- 

 trary to the general impression, will remain in 

 the vicinity where they were born year after 

 year, if not frightened by dogs or shooting, so 

 that after a start Is once made It will seldom be 

 necessary to Introduce new birds. The time to 

 begin operations Is In the spring. In the case 

 of quail, three hens and a cock make the right 

 proportion of sexes. Place the box with the 

 birds near a stream and open at night. Mr. 

 Walsh suggests that the open end of the box 

 be partly filled with straw and grain. Then the 

 birds will emerge from their confinement with 

 less fear than If exposed suddenly to broad day- 

 light. Partridges should be started the same 

 way. Pheasants should be started In pairs. 

 Wild turkeys can be bought In twos. 



If no dogs or shooting are allowed In the 

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