THE YOUNG FARMER 



wild animals, although his proprietary right 

 in them was no greater. 



In like manner, laws concerning the 

 closed season, made to protect animals dur- 

 ing the breeding period, are the subject of 

 extended discussion and are being con- 

 stantly changed; both because there is a 

 difference of opinion concerning the habits 

 of the different species and because the mo- 

 tive varies for maintaining the supply. Some 

 animals are protected on account of their 

 benefit, supposed or real, to agriculture. 

 Other animals are protected because of 

 their gaming qualities, even to the extent 

 of sometimes injuring farm crops. The 

 money spent by sportsmen in the pursuit 

 of game is an element in the varied inter- 

 ests involved. Humane motives and a 

 desire to prevent the further restriction of a 

 not too varied fauna have helped, also, to 

 save certain species from extinction. On 

 the other hand, in some states commercial 

 interests are involved, as where large quan- 

 tities of birds are taken for their plumage. 



Some attempts have been made to intro- 

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