On Your Own Home Farm 



They are easy to obtain and, furthermore, 

 pheasant-raising is considered the most 

 profitable branch of game-raising at present. 

 The birds are Hght eaters, of good size, and 

 they, as well as their eggs, bring excellent 

 prices. Aside from the pecuniary aspects, 

 however, there is a fascination in the raising 

 of game birds which will amply repay the 

 bird-lover for the time and money he may 

 devote to this enterprise. I f you are interested 

 in raising game for profit or pleasure, write 

 to the National Audubon Association, 1794 

 Broadway, New York city, for information 

 on the subject which they are glad to furnish 



While pheasant raising is the 

 most lucrative branch of game- 

 breeding, many prefer to rear 

 quails, as the young birds stay 

 with the hen and run with her 

 for shelter to the coop during 

 showers, whereas young pheasants 

 often merely squat on the ground 



This is an exterior view of the 

 duck-house at Amston, Connect- 

 icut. It solves the problem of 

 caring for the deep-water ducks 

 whose feet, if kept out of water 

 during winter, are apt to freeze 



restricted range. Thanks to 

 game farming it is now the 

 most abundant and useful 

 species on earth. What may 

 not be expected of the wild 

 goose, the wild duck, the quail, 

 the pheasant and the wild 

 turkey when they too have 

 been domesticated ? Here is a 

 fertile field for lovers of wild life 



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