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Colorado. — From letter of Dr. R. W. Hoyt, Denver, Oc- 

 tober 13, 1914, "The results of the past year are remark- 

 able as the birds have increased and more birds have nested 

 in Colorado than any time during the past ten years." 



Indiana. — From letter of J. H. Randall, October 21, 

 1914, Monticello, "The song birds have more than doubled 

 for the reason that there has been no shooting." 



Illinois. — From letter of B. G. Merrill, from Wolfe 

 Lake, October 30, 1914, "Mr. Earle also spoke of seeing a 

 large flock of snow geese pass over his place today, stating 

 that it has been twenty-five years or more since he had 

 seen as large a flock of these birds." 



Illinois. — Mr. C. K. Knickerbocker, Chicago, in letter 

 dated April 18, 1916, says, "From the year 1912 to date 

 there has been more birds in the region of the Illinois 

 River than ever before, and this not by any small margin, 

 but a very perceptible increase over years before this time." 



Illinois. — Mr. Henry C. Allen, Havana, in letter dated 

 July 21, 1915, said, "Down around Grand Island, Crane 

 Lake, and several places where they are protected the 

 ducks nested. So it goes to show that the wild ducks will 

 breed here when they have protection." 



Illinois. — Mr. Finley Barrell, Banker and Broker, Chi- 

 cago, in a letter dated February 10, 1916, said, "It is my 

 opinion that there has been a large increase in waterfowl 

 over previous seasons on account of the Migratory Bird 

 Law, and I believe it is a most excellent law if it will be 

 properly enforced." 



Illinois. — Major Bluford Wilson, President, Grand 

 Island Lodge, Springfield, said in letter dated February 10, 

 1916, "More ducks this fall than for many years. No 

 trouble to get the limit." 



Illinois. — Mr. Stewart Logan, Board of Trade, Chicago, 

 said February 10, 1916, "I beg to say that I am of the opin- 

 ion that during the short time this law has been in force 

 I have noted in several sections during the migratory sea- 

 son a considerable increase in the number of waterfowl." 



Illinois. — Mr. Charles Eaton, in the "American Field, 

 May 23, 1914, said, "When down some hundred miles from 

 Chicago, a few days ago, I saw more wild ducks and mud 

 hens on a lake than I ever have seen at any other time or 

 place in this latitude. There were thousands of ducks, and 



