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THB^GAME BREEDER 



their own home. Immediately in this 

 way they would reconcile; themselves 

 to their new quarters, having faith from 

 the start in being able to ward off the 

 attacks of predatory creatures, and be- 

 ing thoroughly assured of a supply of 

 feeds that they really know and Hke. 

 Whenever bird clubs accept this method 

 of propagating Bob Whites, just so soon 

 will their fields ring with the plaintive, 

 melodious call of the quails. 



Bird-lovers have shown an inclination 

 to bring their pets to the very thorough- 

 fares of the cities. Some city quarters 

 are homes for Ring-necks and other 

 pheasants, but the latest fad, and it evi- 

 dences a chance of success, is to have 

 Bob Whites roam on the city lawn. 

 From this, one must not at once believe 

 that the quails are cooped in a small 

 yard, or that their liberties are in any 

 way restricted, but they have the run 

 of lawns growing large plants and 

 shrubbery. In the fashionable dweUing- 

 district of a city boasting a population 

 of seven hundred thousand people, 

 quails are seen feeding in the middle 

 of the streets. The mansion where their 

 owner resides, together with lawns and 

 flower gardens, occupy a city block. 

 Certainly these royal birds add a touch 

 of beauty and a faint atmosphere of 

 the country to the surroundings. The 

 owner's familiarity with game in a wild 

 state has induced him to give the Bob 

 whites a small plot to themselves. It is 

 the exact reproduction of an abandoned 

 hill farm, to the most insignificant plant. 



The most interesting part in this at- 

 tempt at quail culture in a city is the 

 assistance afforded by the small boys in 

 keeping the locality free from prowling 

 cats. This, too, has tempted other bird- 

 life there. 



Where the dwellers of the city inter- 

 est themselves in game birds to the de- 

 gree that they will sacrifice something 

 for their welfare, it is easy to conceive 

 how promptly they can be instilled with 

 a love for all wild birds. No matter to 

 what extremities it will lead them when 

 it develops into a passion, they will al- 

 ways feel well repaid for their devotion 



to these plucky little brown birds, when 

 the turmoil of city life is suddenly stilled 

 by the soft vibrant note of the calling 



quails. 



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The Remington Arms Company. 



The Remington Arms Company in 

 the last two years has had such a large 

 increase in business and has had to meet 

 much unprecedented conditions that 

 there have necessarily been changes in 

 the organization and additional men 

 have had to be brought in to meet the 

 new demands. 



A Managing Committee has recently 

 been appointed consisting of Mr. 

 Samuel F. Pryor, Mr. G. M.-P. Mur- 

 phy, Mr. James H. Perkins and Mr. W. 

 E. S. Griswold. Mr. Pryor, who has 

 been President of the Company, has 

 been elected Chairman of the Managing 

 Committee and Mr. Henry S. Kimball, 

 formerly President of the American 

 Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company, has 

 been elected President of the company. 

 Mr. C. S. Hawley, formerly President 

 of the Laconia Car Company, has be- 

 come associated with the company in 

 the capacity of Treasurer. With these 

 additional men and with the Managing 

 Committee working in thorough co- 

 operation with the executive offices, the 

 problem of handling the great volume 

 of business has been successfully met. 



With these increases in the executive 

 organization and with certain adjust- 

 ments in existing contracts, it is now 

 considered that the affairs of the com- 

 pany are in a very satisfactory condi- 

 tion. 



Foxes Killed the Turkeys. 



Foxes killed all my young turkeys. So 

 I have none to sell. 



J. D. McClintie. 

 Belleville, Pa. 



[Write to the Oneida Community, 

 Ltd., Oneida, New York, and ask them 

 to send their booklet telling how tc 

 trap the foxes. We trapped a lot of 

 foxes at a game preserve in which we 

 are interested. — Editor.] 



