THE GAME BREEDER 58 



work of the dinner would fall very large- day has been made a meatless day. We 



ly on the writer, although some of those would suggest that this and one other 



who favored the dinner said they would day each week be made a game-eating 



•do part of the work. It seemed likely day. We are quite sure that many small 



we would have to abandon a trip south dinner parties can be made up to eat the 



to lay in our- winter supply of quail, excess game produced by our members 



We are delighted at the prospect of now that it can come to New York with- 



using the money for a field experiment out any one being arrested. It is not so 



and we are quite sure when the war is very long ago that an attempt was made 



over our members will appreciate the to "sit down" on us when we proposed, 



game we will then be able to serve at at a meeting of the Protective Associa- 



our game dinners. tion, the horrible idea that New York 



We shall make our Peace Dinner the people should have some game to eat 



biggest game dinner ever given in New and that the money paid for it would 



York. flow out to produce more game. 



* Our members will send many tons of 



SMALL DINNERS. game to New York this season and they 



We hope and believe there will be will receive many thousands of dollars 



many small dinners where game will be for it. This may seem shocking to those 



served and eaten as a patriotic duty by who want one more game law but it does 



those who must remain at home. not seem so to those patriotic souls who 



We propose to substitute quail on toast like to eat game and are willing to help 



for bacon for our breakfast, often, in out in the crisis by substitutmg quail 



order to save the bacon for export. We and ducks and pheasants for the bacon 



are glad that we can begin with Long and the beef. 



Island birds (November vintage) since We hope there will be many small 



this food-producing area has been kept game dinners to replace the big feast of 



open. We know where we can go, in the the society. 



South, and lay in a stock of quail for 



home consumption during the winter. ALARM ABOUT THE GROUSE, 



We propose to eat pheasants and ducks Two groups of conservationists are 

 often and an occasional wild turkey (sav- much alarmed about the status of the 

 ing some of the big bird for turkey hash prairie grouse and the sharp-tailed 

 with fried sweet potatoes for breakfast, grouse, two of the best wild food birds 

 a favorite dish) and in this way we will in the world. Those who believe in prac- 

 save the beef for export. Since Uncle tical protection and propagation will de- 

 Sam positively refused to take us on ac- vote their energies to the breeding of 

 count of our antiquity, we are glad that grouse for sport and for profit; the 

 we can show our patriotism by saving ba- old-style game law enthusiasts will devote 

 con and the beef in the way we have their energies to the securing of more 

 indicated. We hope many of our old laws intended to send anyone to jail 

 and decrepid members, who still shoot, who has grouse in his possession or who 

 will do the same. attempts to breed the game for sport or 



We have just been reading a letter for food, 

 from an enterprising member who re- Laws prohibiting the shooting and eat- 

 cently began game breeding in the West, ing of this desirable bird, of course, 

 He says he will shoot a few thousand make it not worth while for anyone to 

 pheasants this season, but will save a look after it properly ; to see that it has 

 larger breeding stock than usual. No covers and foods ; that it be not de- 

 doubt his neighbors, for miles about, will stroyed by natural enemies, and also by 

 dine occasionally on pheasants since most fires, floods, telegraph wires, dogs, cats 

 people know they are very good to eat and and other destructive agencies due to civ- 

 are willing to pot them when they put iljzation. 

 in an appearance, thus saving beef. We print in this issue some interesting 



At many hotels and restaurants Tues- notes from the report of the chief game 



