20 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



PHEASANTS RAISED AT STATE HOSPITAL. 



During the past three years Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner. Superin- 

 tendent of the State Hospital, has co-operated with the Fish and 

 Game Commission in raising and liberating game birds at the 

 poultry farm at Salem and at the Asylum Farm which is in a 

 State Game Refuge. The report for the past year is as follows : 



14 pair Chinese liberated early in the spring. 

 1 pair Reeves sent to Mr. Buckley. 

 1 pair Amherst sent to Mr. Buckley. 

 1 pair Chinese sent to Mr. Buckley. 

 3 pair Reeves sent to Washington county. 



1 Silver male sent to Mr. Simpson. State Game Farm. 



2 Golden hens for ~Mv. Fleischner for breeding, birds to be liberated. 

 7 Chinese cocks to be sent to Mr. Simpson. State Game Farm. 



16 Chinese hens yet to be liberated. 



12 Golden and Amherst pheasants yet to be liberated. 



78— Total. 



PHEASANTS KEPT FOR BREEDING AND SHOW PURPOSES. 



10 Chinese pheasants. 

 7 Amherst pheasants. 

 7 Golden pheasants. 

 4 Reeves pheasants. 

 3 Silver pheasant-. 



< ' PACK-AND-SADDLING IT. ' ' 



December. 1914. issue of Recreation contains a very interest- 

 ing article entitled "Pack-and-Saddling IV' by George Palmer 

 Putnam, who was recently appointed secretary to Governor 

 YVithycombe. Mr. Putnam has had many interesting experiences 

 hunting, fishing and camping in Oregon and is well known as a 

 writer on outdoor subjects. The above article treats of one of 

 his trips in the high Cascades. 



