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raised, as previously mentioned, and Dogs are shipped from there to every 

 only the best are bred to the best, thus State in the Union, Canada, Mexico, 

 with each succeeding litter they grow South America, Central America, Phil- 

 better and better. In fact I believe they ippine Islands, Cuba, and in fact to 

 have well nigh reached the height of nearly almost every foreign country 

 perfection. It is impossible for me to see where game is found. The kennel will 

 in what way they can be improved upon, accommodate many hundreds of dogs 

 The farm itself contains thousands of as before mentioned. The average num- 

 feet of timber, making an ideal retreat ber on hand ranges from 250 to 400. 

 for game of all kinds, which abounds in The surrounding country is beautiful 

 plenty. Coon, especially inhabit this ter- indeed and Mr. Blake could not, in my 

 ritory, as a river forms the southern and estimation, have selected a better suited 

 western boundary of Mr. Blake's do- place for the raising and training of 

 main. Mr. Blake tells me that his dogs thoroughbred dogs than here. The ken- 

 are raised and trained by twenty-seven nels alone are well worth seeing and 

 trainers and raisers the most expert to ^^j-th the price of the trip, aside from 

 be found He employs two handlers to ^^^ beautiful scenery en route. Berry is 

 watch after the dogs at the mam ken- ^ , j ^u r^ I. i r\- • • £\u 



^ -ru cc £ • £ situated on the Kentucky Division of the 



nels. i he othce force comprises some of t o -nt -n -n ^£^ r -i ^t. £ 



the most skilled men that could be pos- ^: ^. ^^ ^•^•'. ^fty-four miles south of 



sibly found. It is the duty of these men Cincinnati, Ohio. I am sure that anyone 



to handle the enormous correspondence wishing a square deal m purchasing dogs 



incident to this business, which is no will find Mr. Blake and the Blue Grass 



small task, as I personally can assert. Farm Kennels on the square. 



BREEDING CANADA GEESE. 



By A. W. Whealton. 



In breeding Canada wild geese the them. When the goslings are hatched 



whole trick is to get a pair to lay one out I leave them entirely in the care of 



season and after that they will continue the parents, feeding them moistened 



to breed every year provided they are coarse yellow corn meal, although where 



given a proper chance to nest and be there is plenty of fresh green grass they 



free from all disturbances during the often ignore this food and subsist en-^ 



breeding season. tirely on the grass. After a few weeks, 



We have small mounds, flat-topped, I feed cracked corn, then whole grain 

 thrown up in the center or just at the corn. It should be understood that this 

 margin of our ponds. Around the tops ration is supplemented by the grass they 

 •of these, rushes are stuck to afford forage for themselves, otherwise I 

 shelter and privacy for the nests; straw should be forced to supply green foods, 

 or pine-needles are put in some place as well as a variety of mixed grain, 

 easily accessible, or in the nests them- As soon as the goslings are hatched 

 selves, and the geese will arrange the out, the parents and their brood are re- 

 nests as they like. My pairs have been moved to another compartment to pre- 

 keeping the same nests for many years, vent their fighting other pairs of Canadas 

 some of the oldest pairs, from forty to and while doing so neglecting ^ their 

 fifty years. young or having the latter hurt in the 



Canadas lay from five to seven eggs frequent melees, 

 and usually hatch all of them. I let the Canadas begin mating at three and 

 geese hatch out their own eggs and 

 avoid going near the nests or disturbing {Continued on page po.) 



