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Nebraska. — The Audubon Society of this state has confined its efforts 

 mostly to the juniors, where it has been very successful. Work along this 

 line is one of the most beneficial that can be accomplished. Miss Higgins, 

 secretary of the Society, sends the following message: 



''There is little to report, 1 am sorry to say, on the work of the Nebraska 

 Society, for the past year. I am looking forward to a better new year, as I 

 shall have more time to devote to the work. Educational Leaflet No. 3, on 

 'The Meadow Lark' was reprinted in the ' Nebraska Farmer,' and special 

 mention made of it, thus bringing it to the notice of thousands of farmers. 

 Our junior membership is active and increasing. Membership of over 15,000 

 reported in 1904." 



New Hampshire. — The State Audubon Society is doing a quiet but 

 very effective work. It deserves special commendation for its efforts to save 

 from extermination the Wood Duck and Upland Plover. Every Society 

 should agitate a ten years' close season on these two species of birds. Mrs. 

 Batchelder reports as follows for the Audubon Society: "In general, the 

 work has been carried on as hitherto, by the circulation of the Society's 

 leaflets, and those of the National Association, of government publications, 

 of bird charts and of traveling libraries. The traveling lecture, with stereop- 

 ticon, continues in use. ' The Economic Value of Birds to the State ' is 

 ready for circulation. 



"With the aid of our energetic Fish and Game Commission, fourteen 

 convictions have been obtained. Of these, ten were for killing song-birds, 

 three for caging wild birds, and one for killing a Great Blue Heron. 



"In view of the threatened extermination of the Wood Duck in this 

 state, the Society, in conjunction with Mr. Abbott H. Thayer, has offered 

 a reward of $25 for the conviction of any person killing one of that 

 species out of season. Attempts by Mr. Thayer and by the Society to ob- 

 tain by legislative action a five years' close season for Wood Duck and 

 Upland Plover were unsuccessful. The effort will be renewed at the next 

 session of the Legislature." 



New Jersey. — The National Association is always exceedingly glad to 

 get in close touch with the Game Commission of a state. Such relations 

 have been established with the Commission of this commonwealth, which 

 is exceedingly active in game and bird protection. A most intelligent 

 knowledge of advanced game-protection methods is shown, and an evident 

 desire to join with those states that have already stopped by legislative 

 action that most wasteful and pernicious of all methods of game depletion, 

 i. e., spring shooting. In many states it is prohibited, and there is a rapidly 

 growing sentiment among sportsmen and others, that shooting of all kinds 

 must stop on January i, and not be resumed until the fall season opens. 



