THE GAME BREEDER 87 



present prices, we should remember that ten, as any criminal law should be, so 

 those who can will do so and that the as- to define the crime and fix the pen- 

 pheasants, ducks, quail, deer and other alty ; and we believe the United States 

 game eaten will leave a corresponding marshals should have charge of execut- 

 amount of cheaper foods for those who ing the law, with special deputies where 

 do not care to buy game at present needed. 



prices. There will be a substantial addi- We are opposed to delegating the 



tion to our food supply. crime making power of the United 



Wild ducks would have been as cheap States to any one, especially to those 

 or cheaper than tame ducks in the New who are to execute the" law. Since they 

 York markets last year had it not been will have no gun license fund to furnish 

 for foolish restrictions which prevented the money for their wages there will be 

 their coming in from many States. We a stronger temptation for national game 

 heard of ducks selling at very reason- wardens to make unseemly arrests than 

 able prices in many parts of the coun- there is for some State officers whose 

 try ; in fact we had complaints from conduct does not meet with our approval., 

 breeders about the low prices. As the We beheve the State laws and the 

 game becomes very abundant the prices game departments should encourage and 

 must come down. They will remain up, not prevent game breeding, a most im- 

 however, for some time because of the portant food producing employment, 

 large numbers who are undertaking the which the late Judge Beaman, of Colo- 

 new industry for sport and for profit rado, said was one of the important 

 and who must purchase breeding stock, coming industries. We believe that all 

 The Hercules Powder Company has species of game, when produced and 

 been congratulated many times, no doubt, owned by breeders, should be sold under 

 for its timely campaign for more game simple and reasonable regulations in- 

 farming. Its advertising campaign long tended to prevent the sale of wild game 

 will ~be remembered as one of the most said to be owned by the State. We be- 

 notable and important campaigns ever lieve the State Game Departments can 

 undertaken by an advertiser. Our rec- be made of great economic importance 

 ords indicate that many tons of game - and that they should assist in making 

 will be produced in America this year, America the biggest food producing 

 and the ratio of increase will be geo- country in the world, 

 metrical. ^j^y ^^^ ^^^ objects to our policy 



Every country excepting America had may print his objections in The Game 



an abundance of game when the war Breeder, using twice the space we may 



started. The desirable foods which give to the discussion of any subject, 



should be plentiful and cheap in Amer- Just now we would like to have some- 



ica were sadly scarce; their place seems one point out wherein we are wrong in 



^^u u^^T^ c ^^^'^" ^^ '"^"^ ^^^^ ^^^^^' asserting that game breeders should not 



which, Dr. Shufeldt says, tend to protect be arrested and fined excessively for 



the game off t he face of the earth. small misdemeanors connected with their 



industry. We will be glad to print an 



OUR ATTITUDE, article by anyone who will point out why 



We have often said that we are in game breeders should not be treated as 



favor of simple laws protecting wild leniently as murderers, burglars, forgers 



game. We have not much confidence ^^"^ those guilty of the various degrees 



in bag limit laws sincfe we are quite sure ^^ larceny are. They have not been 



they are easily violated by many persons, placed on an equal footing with the pro- 



We favor short seasons for the taking fessionals listed in New York State. We 



of the wild game said to belono- to the ^^^^ pointed out that the fines demanded 



State because it has no other owner, from game breeders by the game police 



We are in favor of a national law pro- were many times larger than those im- 



hibiting spring shooting, provided it be posed on people guilty of important 



constitutional, and provided it be writ- crimes. 



