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THE GAME BREEDER 



life, realizing that the great traffic in 

 canaries raised in Germany has been cut 

 off by the war, and that there may be a 

 real opportunity for a new and growing 

 American industry, we have encouraged 

 a man possessing the requisite knowledge 

 to start there an experiment of breeding 

 canaries for the market on a commercial 

 scale. This is now in operation, and, if 

 successful, may lead to further aviary 

 work. We plan also to add certain other 

 lines of research. 



This work at Amston keeps always 

 in view the instruction of the public, and 

 in this follows two main lines. The first 

 is through experiment and demonstration, 

 to ascertain all possible methods of in- 

 creasing the abundance of birds and game 



walking distance from the depot, but 

 people interested in the work are en- 

 couraged to come, are shown the work, 

 and have their questions answered. 

 Further, at the AMSTON INN, right on 

 the grounds, they will be accommodated 

 comfortably as long as they may care to 

 remain. 



Not only may people come informally 

 at any time, but definite periods of syste- 

 matic instruction, in personal charge of 

 Mr. Job, have been arranged. For the 

 Summer of 1919 there will be two in- 

 struction periods, of three weeks each. 

 The first, from July 5 to 25, Will offer a 

 course in each of the following subjects: 

 (a) Field Ornithology; (b) Applied 

 Ornithology, including elementary game 



Young Canvasbacks and Redheads raised at Amston, 1918.— 3 Months old. 



in America, and to publish the results. 

 The second is corollary to it, to give op- 

 portunity to the public to study these 

 methods in actual operation. Most real 

 game-farms are rather inaccessible. In 

 some cases publicity is not especially de- 

 sired, the methods employed being in a 

 way business secrets. But even if visitors 

 were welcome, it would be only for a 

 brief survey, and there would be no 

 facilities for remaining on the premises 

 for any serious study. At Amston, how- 

 ever, not only is the place accessible by 

 railroad and automobile, and the game- 

 farm and experimental work within easy 



propagation; (c) Nature Photography, 

 both plate and motion pictures. Also 

 there will be illustrated lectures by spe- 

 cialists. This will be immediately fol- 

 lowed by another three weeks' term, 

 from July 26 to August 15, in Commer- 

 cial and Practical Game Farming, with a ' 

 view to preparing people to raise game 

 for profit or other purpose, or to fitting 

 for employment on game-farms, pre- 

 serves, or estates. At the conclusion of 

 the formal instruction students may re- 

 main as long as they wish to observe the 

 methods on the game-farm, or may re- 

 turn at any time to watch subsequent 

 stages. 



