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THE GAME BREEDER 



The Live Game Market. 



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Live Mallard Ducks, 

 ^ each $1.00 



SprinR- Lcj? of Lamb, lb. 18c. 

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 Spring Lamh ChopH, rib or loin,,, 

 Hind (luaj-tcr Laj^ib, mcXuAli^'' 



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Clipping from Minneapolis. 

 Paper sent by Frank I. Blair. 



The market for late birds for next 

 spring's breeding and for the fall shoot- 

 ing has opened strong. 



We heard of some Mexican quail 

 which were offered at $15 per dozen, but 

 we predict much better prices will soon 

 be asked for these birds and, as the 

 breeding season approaches, the prices 

 will rise rapidly even if many thousand 

 of birds are imported, as they will be if 

 no "fool restrictions" are imposed. 



Comparatively few northern and west- 

 ern quail have been offered for sale. The 

 lowest price for these birds we have 

 heard of was $25 per dozen. Later the 

 dealers who have this stock can charge 

 much more for it and we expect to re- 

 port sales at higher prices. 



Owners of wild turkeys seem to be 

 aware that the demand exceeds the sup- 

 ply and they are in no hurry to sell. 

 The eggs brought from $12 to $15 per 

 dozen last spring and every egg offered 

 was sold, we believe. A bird that will 

 , lajjr from 25 to 50 dollars worth of 

 J eg'gs in the spring must look very good 

 '; to its owner and we are not surprised 

 t:hat the turkey breeders ask good prices 

 for their birds and are in no hurry to 

 part with them. 



Deer and elk are selling readily at 

 from $25 and $35 up. The breeders 

 seem to sell all their stock readily and 

 report that it is not necessary to adver- 

 tise. We have had some inquiries for 

 deer and have referred those who in- 

 quired to our members who sell deer. 



We predict there will be a big demand 



for eggs and those who advertise early 

 will get the best prices. 



Later reports as we go to press are 

 that pheasants are selling for $7.00 per 

 pair and $4.00 each for extra hens, and 

 the prediction of the larger dealers is 

 that the prices will go still higher as 

 the breeding season approaches. It 

 seems likely the excellent little book 

 about pheasants, written by Mr. E. A. 

 Quarles for The Hercules Powder Com- 

 pany has stimulated the interest in 

 pheasant breeding which already was 

 large and growing rapidly. 



Stock ducks, the Mallards, are very 

 abundant and the prices have fallen 

 somewhat. Ducks are for sale in some 

 of the Western markets as food as low 

 as $1 each. The price is somewhat 

 better in New York. Pure bred Mal- 

 lards still sell much better than the half- 

 bred fowls which are not nearly so satis- 

 factory for sporting purposes. 



The big demand for quail remains and 

 the price is about what the owner wishes 

 to charge, anywhere from $36 per dozen 

 up. Some quail breeding operations in 

 the west if successful, as they seem to 

 be, will bring the prices down a little, 

 possibly. We believe there will be many 

 big quail ranches or game farms before 

 the price is much reduced and there is no 

 more interesting industry for farmers, 

 men, women or boys, who would like to 

 make a fortune than the quail breeding 

 industry is.. The birds can he bred in 

 big numbers in quiet and safe fields at 

 small expense and a big quail ranch eas- 

 ily should make $10,000 to $20,000 per 

 year. On land used for agriculture, a 

 very good by-product the quail promises 

 soon to be. The Game Breeder now goes 

 to many granges and to some big land 

 owners in the west who are inquiring 

 about quail breeding. 



Prairie chickens are scarce and high. 

 They can be reared in large numbers in- 

 expensively on the same ground with 

 quail at a profit of from $1.00 to $2.00 

 per bird and probably more. Only a few 

 birds have been sold to eastern breeders, 

 and these brought excellent prices, $5.00 



per bird and up. 



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More Game and Fewer Game Laws. 



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