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No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Ten-Boee.— The oil will not injure the gun. 



R. M. E.— Will vou please inform me through your papei' which 

 is the best book on dogs, their food, diseases, etc. Ans. Ashmont's, 

 noted in our book list elsewhere. 



E. M. N., Huntingdon, Tenn.— The several varieties of decoys 

 are kept in stock by most of the dealers in sportsmen's supplies. 

 Send to the nearest house advertised in our columns. 



N. L. G., Illinois.— Geese are in season in California from No- 

 vember through the mnter months. There is good shooting in 

 the \'icinity of San Diego, as well as in the w^aters in more north- 

 ern parts of theJState. 



T. J. H.— You may overcome the gun-shjTiess of the dog by 

 adopting the plan detailed in Hammond's book "Training vs. 

 Breaking." The method, which has proved successful, consists in 

 gradually accustoming the dog to the sound. 



J. S.— Florida has no game lavf. The laws allow quail shooting 

 in' Georgia to April 1, Alabama and South Carolina to Mai-ch 15, 

 Texas March 1, Louisiana Apiil 1. You can shoot deer in January 

 in the Caroliuas, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas. 



S. H. E.— 1. The period of gestation is nine weeks. 2. The rela- 

 tionship would probably have notliing to do witli number of 

 v/helpsina litter. 3. Temptation (A.K.R. 1590) is by Fogg's Don 

 (Pete— Queen) out of Alden's Maud S. (Pete, Jr. [by champion 

 Pete]— imported Kate). 



SUBSCRIBEH, BrookljTi, N. Y.— 1. Kindly let me know how and 

 what to feed goldfish in aquarium so as to keep them alive. 2. 

 Also a receipt for making mocking bird food that will not sour. 

 Ans. 1. You can buy the flsh wafer at the bird stores, or can feed 

 a little cracker or an occasional worm. Be careful not to feed 

 more than they eat or it will foul the water. 2. Prepared mocking 

 bird food is sold at the bird stores. 



M., Ottawa.— 1. Please let me know if any arrangements have to 

 be made with the Customs authorities when exporting or import- 

 ing dogs between Canada and the United States. There is, I 

 believe, no duty. 2. Please also tell me if it is possible to have a 

 gun that "dribbles" or "drops" rectified? I have a very fine English 

 gun, which, when shooting on the water, drops some of the charge 



before striking the object aimed at. It strikes very hard, however, 

 and patterns well over 200 at forty paces. Ans. 1. Animals im- 

 ported into the United States for breeding purposes are admitted 

 free. You will have to make declai-ation as to purpose of importa- 

 tion; this we presume can be arranged by addressing the Customs 

 oflicer at the port of entry. 2. You can vary charge of powder and 

 shot; but no gun will send all the shot uniform distance; a gun, of 

 course, shoots the same over water and land. 



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