THE GAME BREEDER 



land were very backward last season 

 and did not thrive at all when the long- 

 continued hot weather caused the grass 

 to wither and turn brown. The only 

 water the birds had was well water and 

 we are quite sure this is not the best 

 water for pheasants. The young birds 

 undoubtedly thrive on insects and tender 

 green grass, lettuce, etc., and on Long 

 Island, as elsewhere, the earlier birds do 

 far better than late ones. The Game 

 Breeders' Association was obliged to rely 

 upon purchased eggs since it was impos- 

 sible to get pheasant hens at the proper 

 time although they were ordered. 



"More Game" for Kansas. 



The State Game Warden of Kansas, 

 says : Big green bullfrogs are in demand 

 on the farms of Kansas. "Some farmers 

 say they want them to eat ; others want 

 to hear them sing, while others say they 

 just want them around." 



Mr. Dyche said five thousand tadpoles 

 had been distributed from the hatcheries 

 this spring. 



Since the prairie grouse, which should 

 be profitably abundant, in Kansas, are 

 vanishing ; since the quail are often win- 

 ter killed, because it does not pay to look 

 after them, and since it is claimed the 

 new Federal regulations prevent duck 

 shooting in Kansas, when the ducks are 

 there, it seemed that Kansas soon would 

 be a "dry" State in so far as shooting is 

 concerned. The introduced pheasants 

 and "Hungarians" disappeared long ago. 

 It is gratifying to know that Kansas is 

 to have something. Bullfrogs are better 

 than nothing. They should be shot from 

 the bow of a punt with very small loads 

 of shot and powder in small gauge guns. 



Our Busy Day. 



The Telephone Rang : Game Breed- 

 er? Yes. Where can I get 3,000 wild 

 duck eggs? Try W. Williams. Cedar 

 Valley Club. Most of the dealers are 

 sold out. 



Again the Telephone. 



Game Breeder? Yes. Where can I get 



pheasant eggs? Try the Tunxis Club, 



.Clifton Game and Forest Society. Wheal- 



ton Wild Water-Fowl Farms, Macken- 

 sen. See advertisements in the maga- 

 zine. 



Another Telephone. 



Game Breeder — Governor has signed 

 the Jones bill permitting the sale at any 

 time of pheasants, wild ducks and deer 

 reared by breeders. Fine ! How about 

 State game farm bills? Don't know, will 

 let you know later. 



Another. 



Game Breeder — Advertising Depart- 

 ment please. Increase our space to one 

 page. Good ! Send contract for a year. 



Another. 



How about the trout season? O. K. 

 Governor has signed the bill. It opens 

 Saturday. Good! More game. More 

 fish! 



Again the Bell. 



Game Breeder — Send me any books 

 you have about breeding. Put me down 

 as a subscriber. Where can I get ducks, 

 pheasants and eggs ? 



The advertisers can supply the birds. 

 Eggs are getting scarce. Try Lucas. 



Again the Merry Bell. 



Game Breeder? Yes. Man just sent 

 a dollar to American Protective Asso- 

 ciation, says he wants to subscribe to 

 Game Breeder. IWill send it over. Hear 

 the good news from Albany? People 

 are calling us up about it all of the time. 

 Yes we have it. Regards to Burnham. 

 Tell him things have been moving since 

 the American Association was started. 



Ridiculous Performance of Youngsters 



A jury of six called by Justice Hil- 

 dreth of Riverhead, N. Y., contained four 

 men named Young: John Young, his 

 brother, his son, and Frank W. Young. 



Eugene F. Jackson, a guide of East 

 Quoquc, L. I., was found guilty by this 

 jury of "sailing" ducks. 



Jackson had a party of New York men 



.out for a day's shooting and it was 



charged that he shot some geese from a 



sailboat after they had been wounded 



