By Ferd. J. Sudow, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 



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CAT-PROOF FENCE 



Cats are very shrewd — ^more so than 

 foxes — crazy for young pheasant meat, 

 and indeed very hard to destroy. A cat 

 will consume from two to four young 

 pheasants or young chickens in a day. 



Placing poison meat is illegal, but 

 where it is absolutely necessary to use 

 poison for cats, a little carbonate of 

 baryta mixed up with a soft roe of red 

 herring or shad, is the most certain and 

 speedy that can be used. 



I had three acres fenced in like the 

 illustration and had no further trouble 

 from vermin. Young pheasants and 

 chickens are perfectly safe in this yard 

 from cats, dogs, weasels, minks, foxes,etc. 



The illustration below (copyright) shows 

 my original hawk protector for young 

 pheasants, also intended for young chicks 



A HAWK PROTECTOR 



Around the coop is placed cut cedar trees for the birds to hide in when the hawk 



appearance Two-inch poul*^ry wire is placed over the cedar bushes and it is 



how soon the young birds know 



these safe places. The hawk, 



bouncing painfully upon the 



wire after the pheasants and 



chicks, and also through the 



noise of the mother hen in the 



coop, gets very much frightened ; 



he will quickly retreat and never 



make his appearance again. 



Now dear reader, kindly let 

 me know if you can improve up- 

 on this idea. I am trying very 

 hard to stay ahead of foxes, 

 hawks, etc. We have to be 

 wide-awake in order to succeed 

 in this grand industry. And 

 remember, don't "kick," but try 

 and find a remedy for "kicking." 



makes his 

 astonishing 



HUNGARIAN PHEASANT 



