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THE GAME BREEDER 



THE WORK OF OUR READERS. 



Mr. W. A. Lucas, one of our readers, 

 sends a letter in which he claims credit 

 for the recent amendment to the game 

 laws, permitting the possession of food 

 quadrupeds, birds and fishes for propaga- 

 tion and their sale for such purpose. Mr. 

 Lucas says Assemblyman James S. Ed- 

 dy had this bill introduced in the Sen- 

 ate and that it passed the house and was 

 signed by the Governor. Mr. Lucas also 

 expresses the hope that : "The Game 

 Breeder will be careful and not claim the 

 honor for the passage of this chapter. 

 The writer will be aggrieved if The 

 Game Breeder claims the honor itself." 



The Game Breeder is an educator. It 

 is well pleased and contented to create 

 a sentiment and to set the pace, as it 

 were, for commonsense legislation on the 

 lines of the law referred to by Mr. 

 Lucas. We are glad to have our readers 

 take an interest and run to the State 

 Capitols to secure the needed amend- 

 ments suggested by the magazine. The 

 editor only was in Albany a few times 

 last winter and The Game Breeder will- 

 ingly gives credit to Mr. Lucas for all 

 he did. There shall be no occasion for 

 his being "aggrevied." We believe Mr. 

 McCormick, chief of the New York City 

 office of the Conservation Commission, 

 is entitled to some credit. There are 

 others, no doubt. There were two bills : 

 the Sanner bill in the Senate and the 

 Jones bill in the Assembly. It was the 

 Jones bill which became a law. These 

 bills were much alike and were favored 

 by the State Game Department. There 

 is honor enough for all. 



Only a few game breeders' laws of 

 a general character have been written in 

 the office of The Game Breeder ; only a 

 few of the Game Breeders' Associations, 

 which now have game in abundance, 

 actually originated here. Often our read- 

 ers write for advice and help in secur- 

 ing the laws and in forming the asso- 

 ciations ; often we urge them to get busy 

 and point out the many benefits game 

 breeders have — the long season, the big 

 bags of game, the freedom from arrest, 

 etc. We are always. glad to give readers 

 credit for any good work. We are 

 aware that the magazine is a power in 



the land only because its readers make 

 it strong; and, incidentally, we often 

 suggest that they purchase only from 

 those who advertise, because the adver- 

 tisers also contribute something to our 

 educational campaign funds. 



We shall count on our readers to help 

 when we again try to open the New 

 York markets to game coming from 

 Rhode Island and other states, big and 

 small. Our best bet is that this legisla- 

 tion is coming although it has seemed 

 to be a long time on the way. We wish 

 our readers to help take the quail from 

 the song bird list in several states and 

 to restore quail shooting everywhere. 



The only claim The Game Breeder 

 makes is that its influence often seems 

 to be reflected in the legislation of many 

 states. We have always believed this 

 was due to our many readers, some of 

 whom are willing to let us know just 

 what they have done. 



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CORRESPONDENCE. 



Editor Game Breeder: 



I agree with you, that with the de- 

 mand in the local market for deer, ducks, 

 pheasants, etc., at their present prices, 

 game breeding should prove a profitable 

 occupation in New York State, and 

 much of the unused and unproductive 

 land at the present time could be used 

 for such purposes and net good returns 

 to those making investments. 



You are a persistent worker for the 

 benefit and justice of sport, and should 

 be encouraged for what you have and 

 will accomplish in that line. 



W. G. Lynch. 

 New York. 



Editor Game Breeder: 



I dont think they need any closed 

 season on quail. In feeding them I found 

 more quail than I ever found before. 



Harvey Griffen. 

 Hauppauge, L. I., N. Y. 



Editor Game Breeder: 



The magazine is fine; just the kind of 

 a paper that we want. I have read every 

 word of it. I will do some advertising 

 with you later. 



S. A. Price. 

 New York. 



