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THE GAME BREEDER 



ing from abroad. Are we in danger of 

 being arrested for having the stock birds 

 shipped to us by breeders or for having 

 them or the eggs " in possession"? 



Many of our members own and breed 

 migratory wild fowl and sell the birds 

 and the eggs. Will they be in danger of 

 being arrested if they sell, ship or have 

 the birds or eggs in possession? 



We want information about these mat- 

 ters at once. 



Is it imperative that game food should 

 be kept out of the hospitals as a war 

 emergency measure ? 



Can W. J. Mackensen in Pennsylvania, 

 Mr. Bullock in Maine or Mr. Mcllhenny 

 in Louisiana, or can any others of our 

 thousnds of members send us stock 

 birds or dead birds for the purposes re- 

 ferred to? 



We would like to know at once. 



Can any Congressman who voted for 

 the bill answer any or all of these ques- 

 tions and tell food producers how to keep 

 out of jail in war times ? 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Editor Game Breeder : 



I notice in your last issue in the Sur- 

 vey an item entitled "More Rabbits." 



I have a place in New Jersey and am 

 much troubled . with depredations in the 

 garden of the ordinary "cotton tail." 

 Can you give me any advice as to proper 

 methods of stopping this damage? 



James R. Strong. 



New Jersey. 



[A few Beagles and a shotgun will be ef- 

 fective and will produce some food. Rabbits 

 easily are trapped, but before trying this write 

 to the State Game Department, Trenton, and 

 see if you must retain the State animals in 

 your garden. — Editor.] 



The Game Conservation Society. 



I have been taking The Game Breeder 

 for several months and I like it so well 

 I want the magazine sent to one of my 

 friends. I am enclosing $1.00 to pay 

 for one year's subscription commencing 

 with the June number. 



(Name and address enclosed.) 



Kansas. Geo. E. King. 



[We regret that we cannot begin the sub- 

 scription with the June number. The edi- 

 tion was entirely sold within a few days after 



it appeared. We have been obliged to refuse 

 at least twenty-five requests for this number. 

 Your letter like many similar ones is most 

 encouraging and gratifying. The number of 

 people who believe that it should not be 

 criminal just now to produce any species of 

 food on a farm or to have game birds in 

 posession, to transport them and sell them 

 and the eggs, when produced by industry, 

 is increasing. We have a notion the Kans, .. 

 farmers can select candidates for the legisla- 

 ture who are not opposed to the farmers going 

 into the very profitable game farming industry, 

 now legal in many other states. — Editor.] 



Readers who are willing to let us have 

 copies of the June, 1918, number will 

 please send us a postcard to that effect. 

 We will pay 30 cents each for thirty 

 copies of this issue. 



The Marmot Pheasantry. 



The Marmot Pheasantrv is located 

 thirty-five miles from Portland, Oregon, 

 in the Cascade Mountains near Mt. Hood. 



We raise the Dure Chinese Ringneck 

 (Phasianus torquatus), the pure Mon- 

 golian (Phasianus mongolicus) and the 

 cross of these two birds. We find that 

 this cross matures far more rapidly than 

 either the Chinese or English, is hardier, 

 larger and more satisfactory as a real 

 game bird in every way. We also raise 

 the Lady Amherst, Reeves, Golden and 

 Silver. Japanese Silkys, Buff Cochin 

 Bantams and New Zealand and Flemish 

 Giant Rabbits. The rabbit end of the 

 business was originally a side issue, but 

 has developed until they take nearly all 

 of one man's time. We also have ponies, 

 pea fowl, doves, etc. Not mentioning 

 dogs of various breeds. 



At the present time (June 23d) we 

 have about two thousand birds in the 

 field and two thousand eggs setting. 



We use movable coops four feet by 

 eight feet the first three weeks, after 

 which the birds are placed in movable 

 pens sixteen feet by sixteen feet. 



The young birds are fed Spratts' 

 Pheasant Feed mixed with hard-boiled 

 egg, chopped lettuce, maggots and chick 

 feed. 



We buy smelt bv the ton for the mag- 

 gots and have them frozen in boxes and 

 get them as needed. 



For the old birds our pens are eighteen 

 feet by thirty-two feet. We feed them 



