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a mash of Spratts' Pheasant Feed No. 3 

 mixed with rolled oats in the morning 

 with a little Cardiac added twice a week 

 and dry grain at night. They also get 

 green ground bone and kale (green feed) 

 every other day. 



We are particularly careful about in- 

 breeding, as nothing will cut down the 

 size of the birds faster. 



We never ship a bird that we wouldn't 

 want in our own breeding pens and con- 

 sequently have not one dissatisfied cus- 

 tomer on our list. 



Mongolian-Ringneck Hybrids. 



In our opinion there are no better 

 pheasants for the game preserve than 

 the ringnecked-Mongolian cross. The 

 Mongolian is a big, hardy ringneck and 

 seems to add size and speed to the Chi- 

 nese ringneck, which it much resembles. 

 We were not aware of the fact stated by 

 the Marmot Pheasantry, Marmot, Ore- 

 gon, that this cross matures far more 

 rapidly than either the Chinese or the 

 English pheasants do. This is an im- 

 portant fact, since it is highly desirable 

 to begin the shooting the last of Septem- 

 ber or early October when it is delight- 

 ful to be out of doors and to have a long 

 open season. 



^commended Game and TrapLoads 



Thirty-three Lynn Bogue Hunt Paint- 

 ings of Game on New Remington 

 Shotshell Chart for Hunters. 



For an example of practical service to 

 shooters, especially in view of the present 

 necessary high cost of ammunition, it would 

 be difficult to find anything more appropriate 

 than the new art hanger devoted to "Recom- 

 mended Game and Trap Loads" which the Rem- 

 ington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Com- 

 pany, Inc., has just issued. And yet, while 

 the purpose of this hanger is to help shooters 

 choose shells which will render best service- 

 enabling one properly selected shell to do 

 what two ill chosen ones might fail at — it 

 at the same time has unusual artistic and 

 educational value. 



Briefly, the hanger, which is a full color 

 lithograph, 20x26 inches in dimensions, is di- 

 vided into nine panels, eight of which are de- 

 voted to loads for small game and one to traD 

 loads. In each panel except the last, appear 

 full-color reproductions of new natural his- 

 tory paintings by the celebrated naturalist- 

 artist, Lynn Bogue Hunt. Thirty different 

 snecies of leading American game birds are 

 depicted, and three game animals, and in this 



work Hunt has equalled, if not surpassed, his 

 best efforts. These splendid pictures will 

 gladden the heart of every old sportsman, 

 who has a favorite game bird, for every one 

 of them is absolutely' true to life ; in fact the 

 illustrations provide just as valuable a check- 

 list as does the type matter pertaining to shot- 

 gun loads. The characteristic markings of 

 the game are displayed in all cases, making 

 the illustrations especially useful for identi- 

 fication purposes. At the same time, the artis- 

 tic effect is most pleasing — as of course the 

 American sportsmen have learned to expect 

 from this gifted illustrator, whose natural 

 history studies in color are always true works 

 of art. 



Seventy-eight standard loads are given, for 

 guns ranging from 10 to 20 gauge, but of 

 course there are many duplications, inasmuch 

 as there are nine separate tables each devoted 

 to a certain class of shooting. For example, 

 the first takes in jacksnipe, sora and woodcock, 

 while the last is confined entirely to trap loads. 

 There is no attempt, however, to recommend 

 a particular load for any one kind of game 

 in all localities ; those given are selected to 

 give best results under general conditions. And 

 considering the very great experience of the 

 Remington U. M. C. people in supplying arms 

 and ammunition for use all over the world, no 

 better guide could be followed by the average 

 hunter. In fact, the more that is done by such 

 large manufacturers to standardize the loads 

 in shotgun shells, the better it will be for the 

 shooters, to say nothing of the dealers. 



In past years a tremendous amount of good 

 powder and lead has gone to waste, due to 

 lack of knowledge among shooters of what 



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