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THE GAME BREEDER 



perfect beast of burden in the extreme 

 north, for while with a dog team one must 

 carry food along for the dogs the rein- 

 deer feeds on the moss he finds on the 

 way. In the winter he feeds on moss and 

 in the summer fattens on the grasses and 

 willow foliage. A movement is on foot 

 to obtain a sort of meal for the deer 

 when he is used as a beast of burden in 

 the wintertime, for it is believed he will 

 be able to carry heavier loads and make 

 longer trips when fed something other 

 than wild moss. At present he travels 

 at the rate of 40 miles a day on short 

 voyages and 25 miles on long ones. They 

 carry all the way from 300 to 1,600 

 pounds on a sleigh. Some one has said 

 they can only travel for five or six days. 

 This is not true as they travel as long 

 as they are well fed. Besides other ani- 



mals cannot live only on wild moss, so 

 why should they? 



But the reindeer industry is only in 

 its infancy and if the interest of the past 

 is carried on it will be a bigger and 

 better industry than the cattle business 

 has been. It will at least be fairer. 

 There will not be such large "cattle 

 kings," if the present high ideals are 

 maintained. The reindeer fairs held 

 every year are bringing new pointers 

 to the front. At these fairs the real 

 interest of all concerned can be seen. 

 And it can, furthermore, be seen that 

 the interest in the industry is increasing. 

 So prepare for reindeer meat. Reindeer 

 meets and fairs are held once a year. 

 Prizes are already given for the best 

 stock, best race and a thousand other 

 best things, including best mittens and 

 babies. 



Sled Show, Reindeer Fair Mary's Igloo, Alaska. 



A WEEK END AT WATERLILY. 



By the Editor. 



I have travelled much from New Eng- 

 land to California in pursuit of game 

 when it was plentiful but for one reason 

 or another I never was able to visit 

 White's game preserve, Currituck Sound, 

 post-office Waterlily, N. C, until last 

 week. I have long known about it, of 

 course. I had pictured in my mind the 

 broad waters, full of the choicest foods 

 eaten by wild fowl. I knew about the 

 thousands of swans, geese and all the 



choice varieties of wild ducks and the 

 many shore birds which frequent the 

 Sound. One of the places I most wished 

 to see was this wonderful game preserve 

 and one of the men I most wished to 

 meet (I have long felt that I knew him 

 on account of our correspondence) was- 

 Mr. J. B. White. 



Easily I could fill the magazine from- 

 cover to cover with the story of my 

 visit, and the entertaining and instruc- 



