THE GAME BREEDER 



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Now is the Time. 



We would strongly urge those who 

 expect to purchase game birds or eggs 

 for next season to write to our adver- 

 tisers now and get prices for birds to be 

 delivered in the fall and for eggs to be 

 delivered early in the spring. 



Many States have enacted game breed- 

 ers' laws. Many clubs and individuals 

 will buy game and eggs. The prices 

 surely will advance rapidly as the breed- 

 ing season approaches and we are con- 

 fident the demand will exceed the supply 

 and that those who do< not arrange to get 

 game and eggs early will be disappointed 

 to learn that the dealers cannot fill their 

 orders. 



Clubs should buy enough birds to be 

 able to sell some eggs to help pay their 

 expenses. 



Remember that the New York market 

 is now open to game produced by indus- 

 try in other States and that there will be 

 a big demand for the desirable food. 



farm. There were twelve of them when 

 they were liberated by the Brownsville 

 Rod and Gun Club. — Oregon Sportsman. 



Pheasants. 



Own Dogs Broke His Leg. 



Russell, Kan. — F. J. Wilson got a 

 leg broken in a peculiar manner the 

 other Sunday. He was out in the fields 

 looking at his crops when his greyhounds 

 started after a jack rabbit. As the dogs, 

 following the rabbit in close pursuit, 

 came by Mr. Wilson they ran against 

 him, breaking his leg just below the 

 knee. — The World. 



Bob White Quail Plentiful. 



By Warren S. B. Tycer, 

 Brownsville, Oregon. 



A few lines from Linn County, the 

 original home of the famous Chinese 

 pheasant, might prove of interest to read- 

 ers of The Oregon Sportsman. At the 

 close of the shooting season last fall there 

 appeared to be left more pheasants in the 

 fields than has ever been known before. 



Bobwhite quail are becoming very plen- 

 tiful in Linn County, especially in the 

 eastern portions. The California quail, 

 liberated in the neighborhood of Browns- 

 ville last year, are doing well. It is re- 

 ported that about fifty of these birds 

 were seen recently on the Montgomery 



Mr. S. V. Reeves has sent us a little 

 book, "Rearing Pheasants in Small En- 

 closures," a guide to those rearing and 

 keeping pheasants. 



Mr. Reeves says there is nothing stated 

 in the booklet that has not been long and 

 successfully tried by the author. The 

 book is illustrated with drawings of pens, 

 coops and runs and contains simple di- 

 rections for handling the birds and eggs 

 and the bantams which the author pre- 

 fers for foster mothers. There are direc- 

 tions for feeding the old and young 

 pheasants. The book is published by the 

 author, S. V. Reeves, Haddonfield, New 

 Jersey. Price 20 cents. 



The Crow Call. 



Many people believe that the crow is 

 one of the worst enemies of game as 

 well as poultry. We have had consider- 

 able experience with crows and know 

 that they are fond of game eggs and 

 young game birds. We are glad to in- 

 vite our readers' attention to a small 

 advertisement of a crow call which is 

 highly recommended and is said to be 

 very fatal to crows. It is inexpensive 

 and we advise those who have game to 

 try the crow call and to shoot some of 

 the black enemies. 



Backbone. 



The teacher of a small class of chil- 

 dren recently gave a physiology lesson 

 on the bones of the body. The time to 

 ask questions had come. 



"Who will tell me what the backbone 

 is?" 



The question was a poser, and no one 

 ventured to reply. Finally the teacher 

 detected a gleam of hope in Sammy's 

 face and smiled encouragingly at him. 



"Well, Sammy?" 



"The backbone is a long straight bone. 

 Your head sits on one end and you sit 

 on the other," answered Sammy. 



