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State in the Union. Two years ago this State took the advanced 

 step of prohibiting the sale of any game bird or animal. Last 

 year 200,000 sportsmen took out hunting licenses, and this army 

 is back of the McLean bill, the resolutions assure Congress. 



The Xew York Commission recognizes the McLean bill as " an 

 urgently needed Federal measure for the more effective conserva- 

 tion of the migratory bird life in the United States." And, 

 " appreciating that its enactment would not only improve pro- 

 tective conditions throughout the country, but would also greatly 

 simplify the problems of protection in ^ T ew York State and assist 

 this Commission in its work of promoting the preservation of 

 insectivorous birds, and especially of perpetuating the game bird 

 species which visit this State; therefore, it is the sense of this 

 Commission that this great conservation measure should be 

 promptly enacted into law. This Commission further pledges 

 its support to the plan embodied in the McLean bill for the co- 

 operation of the several States w T ith the Federal Government for 

 the more effective protection of bird life." 



State Game Farm 



The work of propagating pheasants for free distribution is 

 being carried on successfully at the Xew York State game farm 

 at Sherburne. 



The iState game farm first went into operation four years ago, 

 and since that time its output each year has been substantially in- 

 creased. During the past season of 1913, which has been one of 

 interest and success, 25,000 eggs were produced and also 5,000 

 young birds 1,241 applications having been filled for birds and 

 eggs which were sent out for distribution. With the annual 

 maintenance of $5,000, the farm produced at market value 

 $30,000 worth of birds and eggs. 



Everything at the farm is in first-class condition. We have 

 greatly increased our number of breeding stock, which are in 

 perfect health, and we will be in shape to send out a much larger 

 number of eggs next spring for distribution than ever before. The 

 distribution of eggs is made from the State game farm during the 

 months of May, June and July. Such distributions are sent to 



