16 THE GAME BREEDER 



demand also for aviary species at sur- The Egg Market. 

 prising prices. Many new breeders find Advertisers report that inquiries for 

 the breeding of the golden, silver, Am- eggs began coming earlier than usual this 

 herst Reeves and the more costly species year and thousands of eggs (both 

 interesting and profitable. pheasant and duck eggs) have been sold 

 Many thousands of ducks, for the for future delivery. The price of corn- 

 most part mallards, near mallards and mon pheasant eggs remains firm at $25 

 even puddle ducks have been sold. The per hundred. Duck eggs from strong 

 prices, however, for ducks have not been flying birds have been selling for $20 

 as good as they should be. This is due per hundred, ^ome breeders have been 

 to the fact that large numbers have been offering eggs at lower prices. The abun- 

 produced and there has been much diffi- dance of ducks, many of them of infer- 

 culty in getting the food into the best ior quality, and the fear that the food 

 market. New York. Several large markets will remain closed, has had a 

 preserve owners who reared large num- bad effect on the breeding of ducks and 

 bers of ducks complained about the poor the sale of eggs. 



market for the food. Some have report- Eggs from true wild mallards are 



ed they would discontinue breeding any, eagerly sought and dealers who can as- 



or at least many, ducks since they could sure the purchasers that their fowl are 



not dispose of the food. The breeding true wild ducks can easily get $25 and 



of wild turkeys has increased in many $20 for their eggs. 



States and the demand for these birds There is a big demand for fresh trap- 

 has been excellent; birds selling at from ped ducks, both mallards and black 

 $15 to $25 each. A number of turkey ducks, and many breeders are endeavor- 

 breeders have written to say that they ing to improve the character of their 

 could not fill all their orders. Several flocks. • 

 reported that a single advertisement in = 

 The Game Breeder brought more orders Sales of Day-Old Pheasants. 



than they could handle. We predict it will ,4^ 1, • a • j 



^,1/ ur MJii t- Many poultrymen m America do a 



not be long before wild turkeys become , i: • • j u t,- 1 a 



■ ., 1 1 ^ -^ • ^, large business m day-old chickens and 



common m the larger markets since the , , ^, u- a ^ 11 a- 



breeders are increlsing their flocks and f^^^^" ^^^, ^^^^f ^J-'"^' ''^""'^ ^°7^f 



many new turkey breeders are starting, ^^^^f ^^J^ ^ ,^"^ ^^^^ P^°^^" ^° ^" 



• 1 r . highly satisfactory. 



Comparatively few native quail have ^ ghort time before the present war 



been offered and all were quickly sold ^^^ g^ie of one-day old pheasants was 



at $25 and $30 per dozen. The game undertaken by an ingenious English 



laws still_ sadly interfere with the quail ^ farmer. Capt. Aymer Maxwell 



industry m many States. ^^^5^ ^.^e has certainly increased his 



Many thousands of Mexican quail sphere pf utility — and we will hope also 



were imported and found a ready sale, of his business— by devising a clever 



A few were offered at $15 per dozen system "of supplying live chicks instead 



but soon the price was advanced to $20 of eggs. He discovered by experiment 



and to $25. We predict the few birds that, newly-hatched pheasants packed in 



unsold will sell for $30 per dozen since the small partitions, of simple light boxes 



the demand always increases rapidly as covered over with flannel to preserve 



the breeding season approaches. the normal temperature of the nest not 



A rumor that quail breeding would be only survived long journeys across 



prohibited on Long Island has held up country, but arrived strong and lively 



a lot of sales which would have been at their destination." He says he spent" 



concluded. It seems outrageous that an interesting afternoon on the Chiltern 



industrious breeders should be threat- Hills last summer watching the pack- 



ened by those who are not only opposed ing and dispatch of these day-old chicks, 



to sport but even to food production. each consignment starting off all com- 



