THE GAME BREEDER 



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NOTES FROM THE GAME FARMS AND PRESERVES. 



Movements of Keepers. 



Thomas Pritlore writes that he has 

 accepted the position as keeper on the 

 G. L. Harrison preserve. "I will cer- 

 tainly do my best," he adds, "to push 

 The Game Breeder." 



The important thing to remember is 

 to deal with those who siipport the 

 work of the Society by advertising in 

 its publication. 



J. K. McPhail is located on the Wood 

 preserve in Connecticut and is endeavor- 

 ing to procure the stock birds for next 

 season. 



G. Thacker has gone to the Palmetto 

 preserve as head keeper. 



A Good Motto. 



Game Conservation Society : 



Although I have no time to read The 

 Game Breeder, I was caught by your 

 good motto, "More Game and Fewer 

 Game Laws," and inclose $1. 



I raise pheasants and consider it a 

 nuisance not to be able to do so with- 

 out a license. Several of my friends 

 who raised pheasants abandoned it be- 

 cause of being hounded by game war- 

 dens. R. M. P. 



Wayside Preserve. 



[We hope it will not be long before all 

 breeders have more freedom. We hope to see 

 the licenes and other restrictions applied only 

 to the dealers in dead game, as they are in 

 most civilized countries. — Editor.] 



Quail Prizes. 



Miss Mary Rahlman. 



Dear Miss Rahlman. — At the annual 

 meeting of the board of directors a few 

 prizes were voted to active workers in 

 the "more game" field. It gives us 

 pleasure to inform you that the princi- 

 pal live quail prize was awarded to you 

 and the quail have been ordered shipped, 

 with the compliments of the Society. 

 You will be- interested to learn that the 

 award was made on account of the in- 

 teresting matter you reported about 

 your difficulty in keeping quail in your 

 possession for propagation after you 

 had hatched the birds from eggs taken 



from irrigated fields, when the nests 

 were destroyed by water, and also on 

 account of the excellent article about 

 quail breeding which you contributed to 

 the publication of the Society, The Game 

 Breeder. We had in mind also a fool- 

 ish provision of the California laws 

 which requires breeders to procure their 

 stock birds from without the state. 



A number of members of the Society 

 now make at least five thousand dollars 

 a year breeding game and game fish and 

 we hope and believe you soon will do as 

 well. You certainly are performing a 

 great public service. Wishing you a 

 Merry Christmas and a prosperous New 

 Year. Yours for More Game. 

 The Game Conservation Society, 



John C. Huntington, Secretary. 



N. R. HiNDE. 



Dear Mr. Hinde. — It gives us pleas- 

 ure to notify you that you have been 

 awarded the second prize of live quail 

 given by The Game Conservation So- 

 ciety, and the birds have been ordered 

 shipped. This award was made be- 

 cause we are informed that the Iowa 

 laws require breeders to procure their 

 stock from without the state and on ac- 

 count of the excellent article on Mal- 

 lard Breeding in Iowa, which you con- 

 tributed to The Game Breeder, the 

 publication of the Society. 



You are doing a great public service 

 and we hope and believe you will make 

 a great deal of money. 



Wishing you a Merry Christmas and 

 a prosperous New Year. 



Yours for More Game, 



The Game Conservation Society, 

 John C. Huntington, Secretary. 

 The Water Fowl Club. 



The Water Fowl Club meeting will 

 take place at the New York Show De- 

 cember 30. Mr. Wm. Dummer writes : 

 "I understand there is to be a large dis- 

 play of mallards and other wild ducks 

 at the New York Show, Madison 

 .Square Garden." 



