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maintained, so that the outpnt of the game farm may increase accord- 

 ing to natural habits, the influence of artificial propagation is made 

 very effective. These sanctuaries not only become well populated with 

 bird life but the overflow soon stocks the adjoining territory. If this 

 system is carefully followed any state or given territory will soon 

 become well stocked. This in a way is only helping nature in a scien- 

 tific way. If bird and animal life is to be brought back it most cer- 

 tainly will be done in this way. 



MANY SPECIES OF GAME BIRDS AVAILABLE 



Judging from the interest shown by those who are familiar with the 

 wild turkey there is no bird offering more sport or requiring more real 

 skill for a successful bag. We are also advised that California has 

 much natural territory well adapted to these birds. For these reasons 

 we have made an effort to stock certain sections with the Mexican 

 Bronze turkey, the species best suited to this type of country. In this 

 effort to further the pleasure of the sportsmen we have received able 

 assistance from Mr. George W. O'Connor, San Francisco, who made it 

 possible to get the original wild stock from the state of Arizona as a 

 foundation breeding stock. To those who may believe that the wild 

 turkey is extinct we would invite their attention to the game laws and 

 open seasons of about seventeen states out of the forty-eight. Cali- 

 fornia might just as well be one of them. 



Pig. 34. The three small brooders are transformed field coops. An electric hover 

 is substituted for the foster mother hen. These coops are 22x28 inches with 

 a 5-foot screened-in run. 



PARTRIDGES 



The introduction of the Hungarian or grey partridge has met with 

 such success in many states and Alberta that a long open season is 

 permitted and the birds are increasing even in the face of an open 

 season. Their natural reproduction, as checked in many places, is just 

 double that of quail and pheasants. In Washington it was found that 



