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larvae also, New Zealand hares may be used. They are somewhat larger 

 than the common Belgian hare, not so quarrelsome when many are yarded 

 together and are easier to breed to a uniform color. They are very prolific 

 and can be propagated during the fall and winter months, at which time 

 good use may be made of the same brood coops in which pheasants were 

 reared during the summer. 



Several pounds of fresh meat may be obtained from one animal 

 run through a small meat grinder and fed direct to the young pheasants, 

 taking the place of other chopped meat. The remainder of the carcass, 

 excepting the skin, which has a commercial value, is consigned to the 

 "bug house" for the flies to work upon. By propagating hares for this 

 purpose, one not only has a supply of fresh meat when he wants it, and 

 in just the quantity desired, but he is sure of its being fresh. Nothing is 

 more fatal to young pheasants than putrid meat that has been treated 

 with a preservative, such as sodium sulphite. These preservatives appear 

 under various trade names on the market. These trade names also cause 

 the purchaser to think that he is getting something different than he had 

 before. Some of the samples are colored with a coal tar dye. These 

 preservatives are often used in making hamburg steak. This can be 

 readily detected by noticing the color of the meat as the butcher breaks 

 it from the pile on the counter. Meat preserved with it shows a bright 

 red color, but the portion not in contact with the air is much darker as a 

 rule. After it has been in contact with the air for a few minutes, it will 

 also assume the same bright color. Sodium sulphite is sold under such 

 names as "Freezum, " "Preservaline, " and l ' Freezine, ' ' also sometimes 

 as "Anti Ferment." 



Green grass is essent- 

 ial in every breeding 

 pen. The birds require a 

 certain amount to keep 

 them in good laying con- 

 dition. The egg-eating 

 habit is not so apt to be 

 contracted as where the 

 pens are absolutely bare. 

 In the absence of grass, 

 green stuff may best be 

 provided by spading up, 

 sod and all, suitable turf 

 from the outside, and giv- 

 ing the birds a fresh 

 shovelful every day. They 

 will take delight in pick- 

 ing it apart. Lawn clippings are not very good as they soon wilt and 

 will scarcely be touched. 



'A Bird in the Hand". Silver 

 Pheasant Chick 



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