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where there is insufficient room for the 

 construction of the reservoir a partial 

 correction of the abnormal condition may 

 be brought about by conducting the water 

 into the fish pond through open ditches 

 or raceways of wood or concrete. 



The chief objection to creek and river 

 water as a supply for fish culture is the 

 quantity of mud and debris carried dur- 

 ing freshets and the excessive cost of 

 effective measures to prevent its intro- 

 duction into the ponds. Streams subject 

 to an extremely high water period are 

 totally impracticable as a source of sup- 

 ply for artificial ponds. 



The water from these streams may be 

 utilized, however, by conducting the 



water to ponds located some distance 

 away, providing the intake is adequately 

 screened, the supply arranged so that it 

 can be cut off during times of excessive 

 turbidity and measures taken to prevent 

 the inundation of the pond site in high 

 water periods. 



The source of water supply may also 

 be taken from lakes, wells, or from so^ 

 called sky-ponds which are dependent 

 upon local precipitation for their supply 

 of water. 



The exact mode of construction must 

 depend largely upon local conditions, 

 such as the presence or absence of favor- 

 able land contour and the nature of the 

 soil. — Providence Journal. 



HOW TO ORGANIZE A GAME BREEDING ASSOCIATION. 



Part II. 



By Dwight W. Huntington. 



The shooting rent, provided it be 10 

 cents per acre, will amount to $64 per 

 square mile per annum. I know many 

 places where the rent paid is only 5 

 cents per acre. 



A club of 25 members should have at 

 least 1,200 or 1,500 acres and the shoot- 

 ing rent therefore should be not over 

 $120 or $150 per year. A club with 

 small dues should not undertake any 

 hand rearing. It should employ a beat- 

 keeper for each 1,200 to 1,500 acres and 

 see that he looks after the game breed- 

 ing wild in every field. A few pheas- 

 ants can be purchased in the fall and 

 liberated for the shooting. Those not 

 killed will probably nest wild if the ver- 

 min be kept down and the food and 

 covers be kept plentiful. 



Some of the inexpensive clubs employ 

 a keeper to trap vermin and look after 

 the game, -the wages being from $50 to 

 $7? per month. At some clubs the 

 keeper is only employed part of the 

 time, but the shooting, of course, is not 

 as good as it should be, excepting in a 

 < favored Ibcalities where much game 

 occurs in a wild state and where the 



vermin easily is controlled. Stock birds 

 are usually purchased with money paid 

 as initiation fees, which usually are 

 equal to or larger than the annual dues. 



A club with 30 or 40 members and 

 with annual dues at from $35 to $50 

 per year easily can provide some ex- 

 cellent quail and grouse shooting, and if 

 a few wild turkeys be liberated in safe 

 covers, some wild turkey shooting can be 

 added for good measure. Some clubs 

 have many members who shoot very lit- 

 tle or not at all; the last named are 

 termed "preferred stockholders," since 

 they contribute to provide shooting for 

 others. This is much better than con- 

 tributing money to secure more laws pro- 

 hibiting shooting. The preferred stock- 

 holders should have a little game sent 

 to them from time to time and it will 

 be found not difficult to procure this 

 class of members. 



The simplest and cheapest club can be 

 well run with dues as low as $30 per 

 annum, the members using a local hotel 

 or farm-house for their quarters. By 

 far the better plan, however, is to make 

 the dues $50 and to see that the mem- 



