T^f Game Breeder 



Pablished Monthly. Entered as second-class matter. Jul/ g, igrs, at the Post^Office, New YorbiCity, 



New York, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 



VOLUME XI SEPTEMBER, J9J7 NUMBER 6 



SURVEY OF THE FIELD. 



Our Part in the Crisis. will fill the markets within a year's time. 



Fish and Game, the bulletin of the They will keep them full of cheap game. 



California Game Department, well says Some enterprising and patriotic state 



the present crisis demands thoughtful game officers are now encouraging the 



action on President Wilson's sugges- new industry and, "it's greatly to their 



tions: credit." The time surely has arrived 



"This is our opportunity to demonstrate when we should "all speak, act and serve 



the efficiency of a great Democracy, and together." 

 we shall not fall short of it. _ 



"The supreme test of the Nation has ~ 



to^ther/^* ""'* ^" 'P^^^' ^'^^ ^"^ ^^"''^ Where the Wild Food Will Come From 



Cannot these suggestions be followed ^^ ^^^^ ^^^" surveying the entire 



in efforts to conserve our wild life ?, the ^^^^ recently and trayellmg much m 



Bulletin asks: ' order to form an estimate as to the 



They can. We can quickly make it a amount of game breeding which is going 



great, abundant and cheap food supply °" ^"^ where the wild foods probably 



far bigger, more plentiful and less ex- ^^^^ ^°"^^ ^^°^ t° supply our markets, 

 pensive than game is in other more It is evident that no food will be furn- 



civilized countries where it is cheaper ished by such states as Alabama and 



than poultry during long open seasons. Virginia if we are correctly informed, 



We have an abundance of gameless land and none of the money (hundreds of 



which is suitable for game breedino-. thousands of dollars, which once were 



Using very little of it, the markets can sent abroad for game and soon will go 



be made to overflow with cheap game to American game farms) will find its 



in a year's time, provided we, "all speak, way to the states named, 

 act and serve together." The money all will go to states which 



This result cannot be accomplished by have game officers who are aware that 

 enacting laws prohibiting the having of game easily can be produced abundantly 

 game birds in possession for breeding and who know the difference between 

 purposes and prohibiting shooting for the statesman-like handling of any public . 

 terms of years or forever. Such legislation question and the playing of small politics, 

 provides game for cats and other ver- Fortunately there is enough free territory 

 min but it prevents a much needed indus- where profitable food production is a 

 try. Issue permits to take all species of legal industry to quickly supply the mar- 

 game for breeding purposes! Stop ar-. kets in all the states where the people 

 resting game breeders! Encourage the have a reasonable amount of freedom in 

 profitable production of the food every the way of purchasing and eating game, 

 where, and we will guarantee that the Places where such performances are fol- 

 game breeders who are rejected for lowed by jail sentences, of course will 

 military service and capable women, remain gameless if their markets be con- 

 many of whom are now breeding game, sidered as the criterion. 



