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(Continued from page 85.) 

 received a record of several hundred great 

 horned owls being taken near a pheasant rear- 

 ing field and many of the vermin records we 

 have from our members make the foregoing 

 look small. 



The use of traps undoubtedly is advisable, 

 but care should be used not to take the game 

 birds. We had quail for breakfast once be- 

 cause a keeper set his to protect small pheas- 

 ants on fence posts and by the quail for 

 whistling stands. We once caught a young 

 wild turkey in a trap set for ground vermin. 

 A Vermont readers recently mentioned catch- 

 ing a black duck but this happened to be a 

 good thing, since the bird was not injured. 

 During the coming year the control of vermin 

 and the proper use of traps to protect game 

 will occupy much space in The Game Breeder. 

 A number of articles by experts will be writ- 

 ten especially for the magazine. 



It is now time to send advertisements. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



The Game Breeder : 



Have you Gamble qvtail or any other 

 quail for sale and your best price to us. 

 I would like two pair any kind of quail, 

 also want a buck deer. N. W. 



[This inquiry, like many other similar 

 ones sent to The Game Breeder, can 

 only be answered thus : "Write to the 

 advertisers in The Game Breeder." The 

 Game Conservation Society experiments 

 with game, promotes shooting clubs and 

 creates customers for its advertisers. Tt 

 does not in any case compete with them. 

 Neither the Society nor its publication 

 deals in game. Sometimes! when a reader 

 wants a special order filled which we 

 know only a few persons can fill we may 

 suggest a number of breeders for the 

 applicant to write to. It evidently would 

 be unfair for us to recommend one ad- 

 vertiser against another, and we have 

 had letters from readers (when we de- 

 clined to do so) stating that they appre- 

 ciated our refusal and admired the high 

 standard the magazine had set for itself 

 in all matters. We believe those who ad- 

 vertise are reliable. We quickly take up 

 any complaints, and we will not tolerate 

 any unfair dealing. — Editor.] 



est might be created among the readers 

 of our magazine by a discussion of all 

 varieties of game birds, both native and 

 foreign, and the ornamental aviary birds 

 as well. 



No doubt the great majority of Amer- 

 ican breeders are directly interested in 

 ring-necked pheasants and mallard 

 ducks, but as the natural tendency of 

 human nature is to seek the rare and 

 unusual, many would take up the more 

 uncommon and expensive varieties, if 

 they understood the opportunities for 

 pleasure and profit. 



What are the best methods of preserv- 

 ing as practised in European countries? 



What success have our breeders had in 

 domesticating ornamental and game 

 birds? 



Are South African antelope bred to 

 any extent? 



Is it practicable to breed the lyre bird 

 in captivity? 



Is anyone breeding the chacalacca, or 

 Mexican pheasant, found in considerable 

 numbers in Texas ? 



Are Western quail a success in the 

 East? 



Let everyone "do his bit'' by a contri- 

 bution of information. 



Yours respectfully, 

 Texas. C. N. McElhaney. 



[We would like articles from any of our 

 members who can answer the questions. Some 

 can be answered by people in the office but 

 not all without investigation and inquiry. 

 Western quail have not been successfuly in- 

 troduced in the Eastern States but some of 

 our members are experimenting and will re- 

 port. — Editor.] 



Editor, The Game Breeder : 



Replying to your editorial suggestion, 

 I will venture to say that a greater inter- 



Easily First. 



Teacher was impressing upon the class 

 the importance of accurate observation. 

 To illustrate she said, "Now each of 

 you look around this room and tell me 

 what is the most interesting object to 

 you and why." 



Tommy Jones was the first to raise his 

 hand. 



"Yes, Thomas, what is the most inter- 

 esting object you have observed?" 



"Your desk, please, Miss." 



"Whv?" 



"Billy Baker put a snake in it." 



