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not only on account of the sport with 

 the beagles, but also because they are a 

 well known protection to quail. They 

 are, as Owen Jones said, the foxes' bread 

 and butter. He can take them more 

 easily than he can take quail and pos- 

 sibly he enjoys the fun of chasing them. 

 It is next to impossible to control all 

 the foxes in most places. They seem to 

 keep coming and no doubt are attracted 

 by the abundant game from long dis- 

 tances. 



We wish some of our advertisers who 

 sell rabbits would give us the price, both 

 for cotton-tails and jacks, for publica- 

 tion. A little reading notice quoting 

 those who wish to offer rabbits and a 

 little comment about the desirability of 

 our readers purchasing no doubt will 

 help sell the rabbits. We will quote all 

 prices furnished with the name and ad- 

 dress of advertisers sending them. 



Shipping Rabbits. 



We have been asked if many rabbits 

 can be shipped in one crate or if it should 

 have separate compartments for each 

 animal. We believe the last named 

 method is deemed best. Partitions can 

 be made light and cheap. 



but it is successful and interesting. It 

 now has members from four States 

 somewhat widely separated. We are glad 

 to be able to provide and show good 

 shooting to people who reside in States 

 where there is none worth talking about. 



A More Game Object Lesson. 



The Experimental Game Farms and 

 Shoot of the Long Island Game Breed- 

 ers' Association often is visited by peo- 

 ple who wish to see how the thing is done 

 and to learn how to start similar places. 

 This is one of the objects of the Asso- 

 ciation. If America quickly is to become 

 a big game producing country it is quite 

 necessary that large numbers of sports- 

 men should combine to share the expense 

 of opening up some of the posted farms. 

 The work of the Conservation Society 

 largely is devoted to the creation of new 

 places, the bigger the better, provided 

 many guns are taken care of. 



The number of people who will visit 

 this interesting shoot on Long Island will 

 grow when the place has thousands of . 

 birds instead of hundreds. Being an in- 

 expensive place, intended as an object 

 lesson, it has been obliged to go slowly, 



Editor of The Game Breeder : 



I was much interested in Mr. Perry's 

 report regarding the results of eggs of 

 pheasants, etc., etc., and would suggest 

 your trying to get all large purchasers 

 of eggs to make similar reports. Mr. 

 Perry's report would have been more to 

 the point if he had stated the fertility of 

 his purchases. Eggs are very elusive, as 

 we all know. I have had some 60 eggs 

 from a short distance from my home give 

 me just seven chicks ; they were brought 

 by motor. Two hundred eggs carried 

 carefully myself — 60 chicks, etc. Mr. 

 Perry's report is again too bald. I do 

 not believe it is always "transportation." 

 The fertility of the pens, how that spe- 

 cial mating runs as regards fertility, the 

 breed, etc., etc. The losses of experi- 

 ments are never told. They are carefully 

 concealed from the public, the general 

 public. One never gets anywhere unless 

 all the ups and downs are fully aired, and 

 I would again suggest your getting out 

 an issue with the truth, and nothing: but 

 the truth, from your various subscribers. 

 One who really loves these things will 

 not be discouraged by setbacks, but we 

 will never advance scientifically unless 

 these losses are thrashed out and some 

 way discovered to test the eggs for fertil- 

 ity before they are shipped. 



Jean Cowdrey Norton. 



(Mr. Norton gives very good advice. We 

 hope our readers will send us notes about 

 their difficulties and failures as well as notes 

 about their successful operations. A game 

 breeders' magazine with a trouble depart- 

 ment can be made interesting and instructive. 

 Remember always you like to read what others 

 say and that they will read with interest what 

 you say. Practically every breeder in the 

 United States as well as all the shooting cus- 

 tomers read the magazine: Often they say 

 they are interested in the work of others. So 

 send in the notes, please. — Editor.) 



