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to Texas, and in Southern Illinois, parts of Missouri, and 

 Kansas. They were extremely abundant in Oklahoma, 

 but recent reports state that there has been entirely 

 too much shooting, with the usual result. 



The report of Governor Brodie to the Secretary 

 of the Interior contains a statement that the efforts 

 to introduce Bob-whites and imported pheasants into 

 Arizona have so far not been very successful. 



This partridge is by far the best bird for the upland 

 game preserve. As a rule it does not wander far, anr 1 

 when food is supplied it will survive the severest win 

 ter. It is not difficult to stock a preserve, provided 

 care is used in putting down the birds. Some clubs, 

 when the shooting is excessive, restock the grounds 

 every year. The birds should be put out early in the 

 spring and food scattered about the place of their re- 

 lease. 



I once purchased a crate of ten birds which I saw in 

 the Cincinnati market and gave them to a friend who 

 had a large country place. Early in the year the crate 

 was placed not far from the house, and after the birds 

 had become accustomed to their surroundings we re- 

 moved one of the slats at evening and in the morning 

 the birds came out and were soon feeding in the grass. 

 Before long they separated, and one pair nested on 

 the lawn, quite near the house, another in the garden 

 and the others not far away. The natural enemies of 

 the partridge, the foxes, hawks and domestic cats and 

 dogs, should be kept down, of course, and if too many 

 birds are not shot in the autumn they will increase 

 from year to year. 



The modern farm implements, the mowers and reap- 



