Propagation in Oregon 



In order to stock various parts of the state with different game birds, 

 the State Game Farm was established five miles north of Corvallis. 



Mr. 'Gene M. Simpson, who has been very successful in 

 State rearing pheasants and other game birds, was employed 



Game Farm during the summer of 1911, and his thirty acres of land 



leased for a term of three years. Since Mr. Simpson's 

 place was already well equipped, the state spent comparatively little in 

 equipment. Four different varieties of pheasants are kept at the Game 

 Farm, Chinese or ring-necked, Reeves, Golden and Silver. Very few 

 Silver and Golden pheasants are kept for breeding purposes. Of the 

 Chinese pheasants, there are about 550 breeding birds and about 100 

 Reeves. . 



Young Chinese Pheasants 



During the summer and fall of 1911, 1206 pheasants were reared 

 and released. Of this number, 903 were Chinese pheasants. In 1912, 

 1264 pheasants were raised and liberated, of which number 831 were 

 Chinese pheasants. These were turned out in different sections of the 

 state where pheasants are not yet abundant. In addition to this, 120 pairs 

 of Hungarian partridges were purchased and liberated in 1911, and the 

 same number were distributed in 1912. During the summer of 1912, 

 thirty settings of Chinese pheasant eggs were sent out to certain people 

 who agreed to hatch and release a portion of the birds. Inasmuch as 

 very few people understand how to rear pheasants, this experiment was 

 not considered successful and will not be tried again except in cases where 

 it has been definitely proven that persons understand the raising of these 

 birds. 



