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arc identical in the long run. I, personally, 
am very bitter against the so-called sports¬ 
man who is injuring his brother sportsmen’s 
interests, as well as his own, by not helping 
to protect the interests of the farmers. I 
have no patience with any such and believe 
it will be a splendid day when all true sports¬ 
men take up the fight against those of the 
type that have been instrumental in bring¬ 
ing the farmers and the sportsmen so far 
apart. 
But, happily, I believe there is a great 
tendency toward a better understanding. 
The bond of mutuality between the farmer 
and the huntsman is necessary for the per¬ 
petuation of sport. Let all sportsmen so 
conduct themselves that the farmers do not 
even desire to resort to such practice as to 
call quail song birds in order to accomplish 
their purpose of reducing the number of 
hunters. 
I would like to see sportsmen and their 
organizations recognized as the chief allies 
of the farmers. Let sportsmen actively line 
up and help the farmers in their various 
problems—political and otherwise, and let 
