THE GAME BREEDER 155 



Pheasants, Wild Mallard Ducks & Wild Turkeys 



FOR SALE 



Hatched This Year 



Tamarack Farms, Dousman, Waukesha County, Wis. 



WILD DUCK POODS 



Wild Celery, Sago Pond Weed, Widgeon Grass, Red-Head Grass, Chara and other foods which 

 attract water fowl. "We have the best duck foods which will attract and hold the game and which 

 impart the finest flavor to the flesh. We plan and arrange the plantings suitable \o all waters. 



GOOD SHOOTJJVG 



DURING THE OPEN SEASON 



I am prepared to entertain a number of sportsmen who wish to shoot wild geese. Canvasback and 

 other wild ducks and quail, snipe, etc. Only small parties can be properly looked after. Appoint- 

 ments to trv the shooting and learn about the wild duck foods are made by correspondence. 



J. B. WHITE WATERLILY, CURRITUCK SOUND, NORTH CAROLINA 



Member of THE GAME GUILD 



THE VERMIN QUESTION. beneficial than harmful sometimes ac- 

 The Biological Survey favors the ex- quire perverted appetites in the presence 

 termination of wolves because they de- of large numbers of young game birds 

 stroy sheep. It seems perfectly logical and eggs, and it would seem to be just 

 to say the breeder of game should con- as proper for the breeder of game to de- 

 trol its natural enemies when they are stroy such enemies, as it is for sheep 

 observed to be destroying game birds, a owners to destroy wolves, 

 highly desirable food. As a matter of fact much vermin is 

 Laws protecting certain predatory spe- driven away by persecution and it is to 

 cies, at all times or during certain sea- be hoped it will go to the places owned 

 sons, should contain, always, exceptions by naturalists who seem to be over-scien- 

 permitting the farmer or sportsman, who tine when they jump at the conclusion 

 is engaged in rearing game, to control that because the stomach of a creature 

 these species when they are observed to does not show any game, when examined 

 be destroying birds and eggs. in places where there is no game, that 

 It is well known in the older coun- the species is only beneficial, when as a 

 tries, where game is an abundant and matter of fact the game keeper may say 

 cheap food supply, that it is impossible to it takes several birds in a day in places 

 destroy all the vermin which seeks to where game is reared in abundance, 

 take the game. A continual war is waged The fact that certain hawks eat grass- 

 by keepers against vermin. There is a hoppers and on this account should be 

 disposition to ascertain what species of spared does not seem important to a 

 vermin preys largely on the game and game breeder who produces so many 

 what species take it only occasionally, game birds that there is often not enough 

 Game keepers are aware, however, that grasshoppers to go round, 

 some of the species deemed to be more Even if it be true, as it no doubt is 



