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Ornamental Pheasant Society Notes



ORNAMENTAL PHEASANT SOCIETY NOTES


The O.P.S. was formed last June and already we have reached

a membership of 132, and as members are still coming in very steadily

we shall soon reach the 200 mark. At the inauguration meeting, which

was held at the house of Mr. G. Blay, who by the way is our President,

a temporary committee was formed to function until a sufficient

number of members merited the election of a permanent committee.

This has now been done, although at the time of writing I am unable

to give the names of the new Committee, but I can say that there is

every prospect of a committee that I shall be proud to work with as

their secretary. The importance of a good committee can hardly be

over-estimated in our case for during this year we have many problems

facing us, all of which will require careful thought and active

co-operation. In the first place we have to consider the publication of

a booklet which we hope will not only be interesting but enlightening.

We intend asking well known and experienced fanciers throughout the

world to contribute short and pithy articles and, moreover, every

member will be invited to write his own experiences in rearing and

keeping Pheasants. Again, we intend to set up an exchange board,

as we consider that such a board will do much to stop the in-breeding

of Pheasants, for it will be readily admitted that this breach of all the

laws of nature is flagrant in this country. When the board is working

if any member wishes to exchange a Pheasant of either sex or any

species it will only be necessary to write me and if such a Pheasant is

on our exchange list the exchange will be effected at merely a nominal

cost ; surely such a board will be a splendid achievement.


In the not far distant future we shall hope to import rare Pheasants,

not for the benefit of any particular member, but for the general good

of all members who wish to participate. Thus early in the autumn we

shall hope to find out from members their requirements and send our

order accordingly. All the necessary work attached to the importation

of Pheasants will be undertaken by the O.P.S. It may appear that we

are attempting a lot, but we consider that if we are not ambitious we

shall never make any headway. We are quite determined to make the

Society a flourishing one, and to accomplish this our schemes may



