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each evenly distributed around the cen- 

 ter shot. 



This will make a small pond about 

 twelve feet in diameter at a cost of about 

 $4.00 for the dynamite, fuse and caps. 



The amount of explosive to use for 

 each charge will vary some in the differ- 

 ent kinds of soil. 



The use of dynamite would be the 

 cheapest way to make a duck pond of 

 any size and in any kind of material. 



[We think the best pond for ducks can be 

 made by dynamiting a circular or oblong ditch, 

 leaving an island in the center. At the Wad- 

 ing River preserve of The Game Breeders 

 Association a pond of this character was dug 

 by hand labor in a wet field where there was 

 no water. Here over twenty-five hundred 

 ducks were raised in one season from eggs laid 

 in a wire inclosure which surrounded the pond. 

 The pond could have been made much quicker 

 and cheaper by the use of dynamite. Mr. 

 McGee says he will be glad to answer any 

 questions about the use of dynamite made by 

 those who would like to make ponds for ducks. 

 He is quite right in saying it is desirable to 

 have running water. A little brook can be 

 made to flow through the pond; but, although 

 this was impossible at the Wading River pre- 

 serve since there was no flowing water, the 

 pond was used several seasons and many ducks 

 were reared successfully and later transferred 

 to other ponds where the shooting was con- 

 ducted.— Editor.] 



Home from the War. 



The Game Breeder : 



Will you kindly send me a statement 

 of my standing with you, and tell me 

 when my subscription ran out or when 

 it will run out. 



I have returned from overseas and 

 find that your fine magazine has been 

 coming regularly in my absence, but I 

 am under the impression that my sub- 

 scription has expired and I want to make 

 it right if that is the case, and to thank 

 you for your kindness in continuing it. 



You may be interested to know that as 

 I was in the air service (first lieutenant 

 flying) I had considerable spare time 

 (waiting for the liberty motor and plane 

 to arrive) and took every opportunity 

 to observe the game and conditions in 



France and to talk to the people inter- 

 ested, both there and in England, though 

 I was in England but a short time. 



I was also a prisoner in Germany for a 

 short while but did not have much op- 

 portunity to learn anything there — ex- 

 cept to gain an everlasting hatred against 

 the Boche — I am now held up here in 

 Boston with a sickness which is the re- 

 sult of having the influenza in Germany. 

 I have been treated daily for months by 

 a specialist and am not cured yet, but I 

 hope to get back in the game if it is not 

 too late in the season when I am finally 

 cured. 



Arthur L. Clark. 



[We would like to publish the result of 

 your inquiries about the game. — Editor.] 



A BIG GAME RANCH 



Mr. Dusette, of the Dusette. Game 

 Ranch, Bad Axe, Michigan, writes : Af- 

 ter August 1 and up to September 16 

 we can fill large orders received early 

 at less money than it costs most pre- 

 serves to produce their birds. We shall 

 make a specialty of supplying shooting 

 clubs pure wild ducks and geese, with 

 full wing and branded with the required 

 V, so they can shoot and sell their 

 birds. The ducks will be strong on the 

 wing and have the natural wild flavor, 

 since the ranch contains hundreds of 

 acres with ponds and lakes full of wild 

 duck food. The Dusette ducks already 

 are favorably known to readers of The 

 Game Breeder. The only trouble was 

 there was not enough of them. 



We strongly advise readers to place 

 their orders early, otherwise they prob- 

 ably will not get birds this season. 



A Missing Steak. 



Waiter (hinting for a tip) — "And 

 how did you find your steak, sir," 



Diner — "Oh, I just moved that little 

 piece of potato and there it was." 



— Du Pont Magazine. 



