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no appreciable losses if they purchase in shall no longer be criminal to produce 



the fall. We give this advice without any kind of plants or animals on the 



hesitation since it is founded on experi- farms. We would strongly advise Mr. 



ence gained in several localities and cov- Ward to encourage the creation of a 



ering a long period of years. There number of quail ranches in Kentucky and 



should be no unreasonable restraints to keep the money which now is sent to 



upon food producers. Mexico at home. As a matter of fact 



^__^___ we can send more money to Kentucky 



than now is sent to Mexico, provided 



WHY SEND MONEY ABROAD? Kentucky will permit the production of 



Mr. Ward is very nearly right in his tne q uail - Kentucky birds are far better 

 statement that quail can not be exported than Mexican birds and will bring better 

 from any State for breeding purposes, prices. Plans and specifications for quail 

 We have procured birds from only a very ranches can be procured from The Game 

 few places and in small numbers where Breeder on request. We shall soon pub- 

 permits have been issued to take birds lish these with diagrams showing cheaply 

 for scientific purposes. It is necessary constructed appliances, 

 to send large sums of money abroad to Can an y° n e imagine that it will be un- 

 purchase small birds when much better popular to produce food at this time ? 

 birds easily could be produced on the P- S. — Dear Mr. Ward, we hope you 

 American farms. This is one of many will back us up in our campaign to re- 

 legal absurdities which intelligent game store quail on toast. Your mention of 

 officers should and can bring to an end. the pointer dog revives many pleasant 



Why say to a gunner, "You may de- memories of big bags of quail made in 



stroy ten or twenty-five birds in a day" Ohio before they all became song birds 



when it is well known that shooting in there, and we certainly enjoyed eating 



places such as Mr. Ward describes must the birds and giving them to friends. We 



result in extermination, and deny to quail are now quail producers and if you come 



breeders the right to obtain birds and to New York at any time we shall be 



eggs for breeding purposes from the pleased to have you eat with us two or 



farmers who do not permit shooting? three species of quail properly served. 



Kentucky easily can be made a big quail We extend also an invitation to see quail 



producing State. A few good commer- production as it is carried on by skilled 



cial quail ranches properly conducted hands. We have plain but good quarters 



easily can be made, to produce far more ( an °ld f arm house) and we can show 



quail than are imported annually from y° u nex t summer plenty of young quail. 



Mexico. It is most interesting to see them flying 



We know a farmer, not so very far out °f tne pens to the gardens and back 



away, who has experimented with quail a £ ain to £ et warm under their mothers 



and has produced good numbers at small in tne coops. __^ 



expense. When he found he could not 



ship his birds he turned them over to the GAME BREEDING A GOOD USE 



hawks, cats and other vermin and re- FOR WAR PROFIT. 



cently he reported that over two-thirds of We invite our readers', and especially 



them already had been destroyed. He our advertisers' attention to an excellent 



says he knows quite a few farmers who article by George Frank Lord, Director 



do not approve of what he describes as of Advertising, du Pont American Indus- 



"rotten politics.'' tries, Wilmington, Delaware. Much of 



We would hardly care to stand for re- what he says applies to the new American 



election to the Assembly in his neighbor- industry, Game Breeding. Advertisers 



hood. It does not seem to intelligent not only of sporting arms and ammuni- 



sportsmen to be good business to insist tion, but also those who have game farms 



that the quail must become a song bird and the many appliances used on game 



and the farmers will need very little help farms, the incubators, traps, wire, coops, 



from sportsmen when they decide that it nesting boxes, egg turners, etc., and ad- 



