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work went out, after the meeting, and 

 had a picture taken. I will send you this 

 jjhotograph as soon as it is developed." 



In Minnesota, the "Save the Quail 

 Association" was immediately formed by 

 the sportsmen of St. Paul and vicinity. 

 Mr. Carlos Avery put the State Game 

 Wardens to work, and the matter was 

 given wide publicity. An immense work 

 was done throughout the state in the way 

 of feeding birds. Mr. Avery has sent in a 

 large number of photographs, showing the 

 men actually at work for the relief of the 

 birds. The method of feeding the Quails 

 to locate the covies, scrape the snow 

 away, and put out food. 



The heavy snow and extreme cold pre- 

 vailed over a large area of the northern 

 United States, and more work was jiroba- 



bly done to feed the birds this winter than 

 ever before under similar conditions. 

 Many of the State Game Commissions 

 have funds for this purpose, and have been 

 verj' active. 



Quails and Pheasants are known to 

 have suffered much in Oregon and Wash- 

 ington. A quaint little incident is reported 

 of pheasants in Washington, sent us by a 

 correspondent in British Columbia. He 

 relates that the Pheasants during the time 

 of deep snow not only came familiarly 

 about barnyards, but were fond of perch- 

 ing on the backs of the hogs in order, 

 apparently, to warm their chilled feet. 



There have been some losses in New 

 England, and even from New Jersey reports 

 reached the office of the toll of bird-life 

 that the heavy snow had taken. 



STUDENTS Ob THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE, AFTER LISTENING TO AN 

 ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT E. C. PERISHO, ON THE NEED OF FEEDING BIRDS IN 

 WINTER. NOTE THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW, 



