PHEASANT-FARMING 



Economy of labour, economy of food, and various other 

 economics have to be practised by the game-farmer in 

 order to succeed. In other words, success is based upon 

 careful husbandry. 



A gravelly soil, especially if of a hilly nature, good 

 drainage, a free supply of water, and a well - sheltered 

 position, are desirable features for the establishment of a 

 game farm. A low-lying piece of land, marshy, or one 

 that is liable to be washed by the sea-board, is totally 

 unsuitable for such purposes. Damp low-lying ground is 

 not land for the game-farmer, and he indeed who would 

 undertake to establish his farm upon land of this nature 

 could only look forward to failure, unless, of course, 

 miraculous aid intervened. 



The best form of pens to erect are those which are 

 movable, though on many game farms no such pheasantries 

 exist. Movable pens for Pheasant-breeding can be con- 

 structed of wire hurdles by simply bolting them together, 

 as depicted in the accompanying illustration. 



The lower portion, about 2 feet from the ground, is 

 covered with sheet-iron, which shelters the birds from the 

 wind and from fright. To each pen there is a gate and 



WIRE HURDLE MOVABLE PENS FOR PHEASANT-BREEDING 



a lock and a corrugated iron shelter, and the top is covered 

 with cord netting, which prevents the birds from injuring 

 themselves when they fly against it. The best size for 



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