116 THE GAME BREEDER 



that game on protected areas where .Hotel, an account of which was pub- 

 game keepers are employed is under con- lished in The Game Breeder and in. the 

 trol and comes within the meaning of Bulletin of the Association, 

 the statute. There should be no doubt One of the most important events of 

 about this matter, however, since cer- the year was the publication of a hand- 

 tain birds when bred wild on game farms somely illustrated booklet on "Game 

 and preserves are far better for sport Farming for Profit and Pleasure," by the 

 and for the table than birds bred in small Hercules Powder Company, which has a 

 enclosures are. We favor the laws department intended to encourage game 

 which say "game bred on game farms breeding. This booklet had an enthusi- 

 and preserves" to those which say "game astic reception throughout the country 

 bred in captivity." and will undoubtedly give a great im- 



The industry has made considerable petus to the new industry, 

 progress in some of the States which A bill introduced in New York giving 

 have not enacted game breeders' laws the breeders of other States the right to 

 and many thousands of quail, grouse, sell their foods in the best market met 

 wild turkeys, wild ducks and other game with opposition from some of the old- 

 birds and deer are properly looked after time game law protectionists who claimed 

 by game breeders who shoot good bags to be opposed to the measure on account 

 every season, but unfortunately they of its form and was defeated. Since 

 cannot sell and ship birds even for propa- they admit the principle advocated by 

 gation. the Game Conservation Society and The 



A game census taken by the game Game Breeder is right, it seems likely 



breeder shows that nearly an hundred that the breeders in other States may 



thousand game birds and deer are now soon be permitted to sell their game in 



owned by the game breeders who. re- New York as breeders in foreign coun- 



ported. This does not include many tries now do. 



thousands of birds and deer which are The U. S. Department of Agriculture 



properly looked after by breeders in issued regulations permitting the im- 

 States where their ownership seems to . portation of quail from Mexico which, 



be doubtful. It does not include many in our opinion, are entirely too restric- 



readers of the magazine who are known tive. The requirement of a quarantine 



to have game but who neglected to send for wild trapped birds which are pre- 



in their reports prior to the annual meet- sumed to be healthy seems unreasonable 



ing and dinner of the Game Conserva- and the designation of only one port of 



tion Society. Reports are still comin°- entry on the Mexican border also is un- 



in; the total to date is 96,013. This in- reasonable. The dealers entertain the 



eludes 6,090 deer and 89,923 game birds, opinion that a prejudice exists against 



Massachusetts has the most breeders, but large importations. In spite of the regu- 



the total of game owned by New York . lations many thousands of quail now are 



breeders is larger than that of game being imported, and since they will be 



owned in Massachusetts. There are sold to those who will breed them a big 



more large clubs in New York State and increase in the quail crop will result, 



more small breeders in Massachusetts. The migratory bird law was declared 



The National Association of Audubon unconstitutional by several courts, and 



Societies has created a department of -one case has been taken to the U. S. Su- 



applied ornithology and will encourage preme Court and will soon be decided, 



profitable game breeding and has issued The law intended to protect migratory 



two bulletins on this subject. The birds during the breeding season unfor- 



American Game Protective and Propa- tunately delegated the making of regula- 



gation Association has created a depart- tions to the Department of Agriculture, 



ment on game breeding and preserving which has issued many ridiculous regula- 



and had an interesting and instructive tions intended to meet the whims of 



meeting March 1, at the Waldorf-Astoria prospective criminals, in various parts 



