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THE GAME BREEDER 



Miss Rahlman wili make a lot of money sell- 

 ing quail and quail eggs. .Her .iitle.to .the 

 stock birds we sent is perfect; and we doubt 

 if any game law can be devised which will 

 confiscate her property or prevent her indus- 

 try. Quail descended froni this stock never can 

 be put on the song bird list.— Editor.] 



Editor Game Breeder i 



Returning home late one afternoon in 

 the early days of January, from Los An- 

 geles, where I had been for the day plac- 

 ing an exhibit of beautiful pheasants in 

 the Los Angeles poultry show — (the 

 Madison Square Garden of the Pacific) 

 — what a surprise and delight awaited 

 me ! I read your message informing 

 me of the splendid quail premium which 

 had been awarded. How deeply this 

 beautiful gift is prized; how thoroughly 

 appreciated, words cannot describe. 



These interesting game, birds, the 

 charming Bobwhites of the land far 

 away over the mountains, arrived on a 

 wondrous Sunday afternoon — a perfect 

 California day. What must have been 

 their surprise to find themselves in a 

 land of summer where the beauty and 

 fragrance of flowers appear on nature's 

 menu instead of snow and blizzards. 



As they Avere permitted to view their 

 new surroundings their familiar call, 

 "bobwhite, bobwhite," came to us bring- 

 ing to memory a beautiful picture. Far 

 away beyond the snow-clad Rockies 

 lies the dear old home of our childhood, 

 surrounded by meadows and in season 

 by fields of ripening grain where the 

 Bobwhites roam at will. 



A sweet wild call came in answer to 

 the birds from our California quail. The 

 scene changed and again my surround- 

 ings were orange groves, palms and 

 blooming flowers and over all the warm 

 beautiful sunshine of sunny southern 

 California. 



Again I thank you for all your courte- 

 sies, kindnesses and for the loyal sup- 

 port and encouragement which you have 

 given me. 



I am hoping when the present legisla- 

 ture closes that the unpopular game 

 laws will belong to the dim long ago. 

 Very truly yours, 



California. Mary Rahlman. 



An Enthusiastic Letter. 



Why in the name of thunder didn't 

 you send me a copy of The Game 

 Breeder months ago. I have been losing 

 the best thing out. It is just what I 

 have wanted to see for many years'. 



It is the best yet, and herein is one 

 "plunk" for the subscription. 



If you would get by the neck those 

 who are "groping in the dark" about 

 game and breeding methods you surely 

 would not have the least trouble in 

 making America the biggest game coun- 

 try in the world,- and it can be done 

 through such a publication as yours. 



I would not miss a copy for three 

 times the price. It is a good thing — 

 push it along. I shall send you some 

 photographs from our preserve and a 

 short article on breeding, game, giving 

 my experience. 



Randall Willet. 



P. S. — As to the mallards on front 



cover:, these are not first class birds, 



such as we want for shooting. If I judge 



not wrong, they are domestic barnyard 



crosses. At any rate they don't belong 



to "the 400." 



[Glad to hear you like The Game Breeder 

 and approve of its policy. Especially glad to 

 have you volunteer to write your experiences 

 in game breeding. You will stand a good 

 chance of getting a live game prize. America 

 rapidly is becoming a big game producing 

 country. New breeders join us every day and 

 many of them send us new subscribers. — Ed- 

 itor.] 



Orders Still Coming. 



Editor Game Breeder : 



I am still receiving inquiries regard- 

 ing pheasants in reply to my small ad- 

 vertisement in The Game Breeder last 

 fan, although the last of them were sold 

 long ago. 



Pheasants seem to be wanted by the 

 hundreds. 



Kansas. W. N. Hastell. 



[Thousands of pheasants were shot and 

 eaten last fall by members of the Game Con- 

 servation Society, and it is due to the excellent 

 shooting on many places that the demand and 

 the prices keep up. You will be interested to 

 learn that pheasants have been selling for $8 

 and $10 per pair, the highest prices ever 

 known. — Editor.] 



