THE GAME BREEDER 7 



now produced in the States where the ferred to the various State game officers 

 producers are in no danger of being ar- from whom he can get the entire enact- 

 rested. The increase of game will be ments. It is an error to list all the game 

 very rapid in the future and when the breeders laws under the heading, "Dis- 

 food can be sold at attractive prices now position of Game Raised in Captivity." 

 paid for foreign game in the New York Many States do not require the breed- 

 market the incentive to produce more ing "in captivity," and we doubt if any 

 abundantly will be given. intelligent State game officer will insist 

 We hoped to print the figures obtained upon giving the game the diseases due 

 by our enumerators in this issue but the to confinement, 

 returns are not all in and we find it dif- = 

 ficult to get the figures in many localities. The "More Game" States 

 Some breeders seem to be opposed to Thirty-two States now' have game 

 what Mr Talbot of Indiana calls breeders laws permitting and encourag- 

 license and tag foolishness, and since ■ the profitable breeding of all or cer- 

 they have not taken out licenses they do tain ies of Qn farms and 

 not appear willing to state how much preserves . Some of the laws only per- 

 game they have We have seen the mk the breeding of game in the most 

 game on some of these places and we difficuIt and unsanitar wa « in captiv . 

 propose to get the figures, but we do not it „ A few States onl it the 

 propose to publish the names of breed- breeding and sale of big game. Some 

 ers in any of the States. Where the onl k the breeding of a few 

 license fee is $25, it does not seem to be ies of birds While this is 

 worth while to pay it for a pair of wild absurd> of course the tendency ever 

 geese or for a few dozen pheasants. The where is in the ri ht direction and it will 

 game officers evidently are not aware not be j before it win not be criminal 

 how much game is owned by breeders in to produce f or profit an s cies of iool 

 some of the States which have not en- on a farm T he best States for game 

 acted laws permitting game breeding. breeding are California, Colorado, Con- 

 It is evident from the figures we have nect icut, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mas- 

 that a very attractive tot of game quickly sachuset ts, Minnesota, Nevada, New 

 will be shipped to the New York market j New Yor k, New Mexico, North 

 as soon as it is not held to be a crime Dako t a , Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da- 

 to sell food produced by industry in the kot Utah) Vermont, Washington and 

 best market. Wisconsin 



We shall review the laws in the "more Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, West 



game States at length m a later issue. Virginia and Wyoming, permit the prof- 



Our readers are to be congratulated for itable bree ding of big game animals. Illi- 



the remarkable progress they have made. nois permits the bree ders to market deer 



— raised in inclosures and cock pheasants. 



Farmers' Bulletin 692. Other game can be sold for propagation. 



The Annual Bulletin on game laws, is- Kansas permits the transportation of 



sued by the United States Department of game raised in captivity for scientific or 



Agriculture (Biological Survey) con- propagation purposes. Michigan has the 



tains the usual summary of the State and selfish absurdity that deer in captivity 



Federal game laws. It is a painstaking may be killed "for owners consumption." 



document giving an outline of the multi- And birds may be sold for propagation 



tudinous State laws which are now over- within the State and for food without 



laid with the National law relating to the State. If any one knows what can 



migrants with its zones and somewhat be done in twenty-two counties in North 



fanciful regulations. It would be im- Carolina we shall be glad to print the 



possible to more than outline some of news if we can get it in time before the 



the more important laws in the sixty- county laws are changed. Pennsylvania 



three page bulletin and the reader is re- permits the sale of deer, elk, Belgian or 



