28 Bulletin No. 3 



The Federal Government owns no land in the 13 original states 

 nor any in Texas. Here it can be secured only by legislative act or 

 purchase. 



Pennsylvania has adopted the game refuge plan. This does not 

 shut out man from occupation, but makes shooting within its limits 

 illegal 'at any time of year. 



The educational work has been very largely extended the last 

 year. Six new educational leaflets have been issued (Kill deer Bluebird, 

 Red-winged Blackbirds, Baltimore Oriole, Indigo Bunting, Purple Pinch. 

 Special ones in February, April. In June, Wood Duck, August and 

 Flocking Time as "Specials"); 608,050 leaflets, making 2,320,450 pages, 

 have been issued and circulated. 15,440 reports, 266,047 colored plates 

 and 244,000 outlines of birds for children to color have also been 

 distributed. 



1. "We stand for the rights of our fellow citizens, the wild birds 

 and animals and demand just and uniform laws for their protection 

 and also for their rigid enforcement. 



2. For civil service in appointment of game wardens. 



3. Emphatically for abolition of spring shooting of any kind, on 

 the ground that it the season for rapid decrease of many species of 

 birds. 



4. We recommend short open season and small bag limit, and 

 close season when necessary for recuperation of the species. 



5. Recommend game license. 



6. Prohibition of cold storage of game of any kind. 



7. Federal protection for all migratory birds as it is practically 

 impossible to secure uniform state legislation to prevent the disap- 

 pearance of several species now known to be on verge of extinction. 



8. We urge enlargement of the Biology Survey on the ground that 

 the information furnished by the bureau is absolutely necessary for 

 the farmers of our country, and so urge increased appropriation for 

 its use." 



Experts tell us $800,000,000 is the sum lost to us annually 

 by rodent and insect pests. Could a greater plea than this be urged 

 for the work of the society? 



Our membership is still under 1,000. It is not only for the 

 financial help that we desire to increase the membership, but because 

 each member is a new center from which effective work may grow. 



Vermont has been favored with a director on the board since the 

 incorporation of the society, an honor, when one considers this board 

 is limited by the law of the state which is in legal headquarters,, 

 and many states must always be without representation. 



