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yellowlegs, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 (p. 
5 — 23 ). 
f. Open season, reed birds, Sept. 1 to Oct. 
31 (p. 2—32). 
Warblers— 
Classed as migratory insectivorous birds (p. 
2—20). 
Perpetual closed season (p. 2—25). 
Washington— 
a. Zone 1 (p. 3—28). 
b. Open season, waterfowl, Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 
(p. 4—IS)- 
c. Open season, rails, coots, gallinules, 
Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 (p. 4—17). 
d. Open season woodcock, Oct. 1 to Nov. 
30 (p. 4—26). 
d. Open season, woodcock, Oct. 1 to Nov. 
30 (p. 4—26). 
e. Open season, black-breasted and golden 
plover, jack snipe, greater and lesser 
yellowlegs, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 (p. 
4 — 35 ) • 
Waterfowl— 
a. Classed as migratory game birds (p. 
2—S). 
b. Open season, Zone 1, Sept. 1 to Dec. 
15 (p. 4 — 5 )- 
c. Exceptions, Zone 1 (p. 4—7). 
d. Open season, Zone 2, Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 
(p. s—6). 
e. Exceptions, Zone 2 (p. 5—8). 
f. Brant, wild duck, geese and swans named 
specifically, as included in this class 
(p. 2—5). Swans protected generally 
till Sept. 1, 1918 (p. 3—3). 
Waxwings— 
Classed as migratory insectivorous birds (p. 
2—20). 
Perpetual closed season (p. 2—25). 
West Virginia— 
' a. Closed season, wood duck, till Sept. 1, 
1918 (p. 3—8). 
b. Zone 2 (p. 3—31). 
c. Open season waterfowl, Oct. 1 to Jan. 
15 (P- 4 — 5 ). 
d. Open season, rails, coots, gallinules. 
Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 (p. 4—17). 
e. Open season, woodcock, Nov. 1 to Dec. 
31 (p. 4—26). 
f. Open season, black-breasted and golden 
plover, jack snipe, greater and lesser 
yellowlegs, Sept. 1 to D/ec. 15 (p. 
4 — 35 ). 
\V hip-poor-wills— 
Classed as migratory insectivorous birds (p. 
2—20). 
Perpetual closed season (p. 2—25). 
Willet— 
Classed as migratory game birds (p. 2—13). 
Closed season, till Sept. 1, 1918 (p. 3—3). 
Wisconsin— 
a. Closed season, wood duck, till Sept. 1, 
191S (p. 3—8). 
b. Zone 1 (p. 3—26). 
c. Open season, waterfowl, Sept. 1 to Dec. 
15 (P- 4 — 5 )- 
d. Open season, rails, coots, gallinules, 
Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 (p. 4—17). 
e. Open season, woodcock, Oct. 1 to Nov. 
30 (p. 4—25)- 
f. Open season, black-breasted and golden 
plover, jack snipe, greater and lesser 
yellowlegs, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 (p. 
5 — 35 )- 
Woodcock—■ 
a. Classed as migratory game birds (p. 
2—13). 
b. Not included in general closed season 
till Sept. 1, 1918, declared for certain 
species of shore game birds (p. 3—5). 
c. Closed season till Sept. 1, 1918, in Illi- 
• nois and Missouri (p. 3—9). 
d. Open season, Zone 1, Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 
(p. 4—26). 
e. Exceptions, Zone 1 (p. 4—28). Special 
open seasons: 
1. Maine. Sept. 15 to Nov. 30. 
2. Vermont, Sept. 15 to Nov. 30. 
3. Massachusetts, Oct. 10 to Nov. 30. 
4. Connecticut, Oct. 10 to Nov. 30! 
5. New Jersey. Oct. 10 to Nov. 30. 
6. Rhode Island, Oct. 15 to Nov. 30. 
7. Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 to Nov. 30. 
8. Long Island, Oct. 15 to Nov. 30. 
f. Open season, Zone 2, Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 
(P- 5—i8). 
g. Exceptions, Zone 2, (p. 5—20). Special 
open seasons in: 
1. Louisiana, Nov. 15 to Dec. 31. 
2. Georgia, Dec. 1 to 31st. 
Wood Duck— 
Closed season till Sept. 1, 1918, in Maine, 
New Hampshire. Vermont, Massa¬ 
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, 
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, West Vir¬ 
ginia and Wisconsin. 
Woodpeckers— 
Classed as migratory insectivorous birds (p. 
2—20). 
Perpetual dosed season (p. 2—25). 
Wrens— 
Classed as migratory insectivorous birds (p. 
2—21). 
Perpetual closed season (p. 2—25). 
Wyoming— 
a. Zone 1 (p. 3—27)- 
b. Open season, waterfowl, Sept. 1 to Dec. 
x 5 (P- 4 — 5 )- 
c. Open season rails, coots, gallinules, 
Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 (p. 4—-17). 
d. Open season, woodcock, Oct. 1 to Nov. 
30 (p. 4—26). 
e. Open season, black-breasted and golden 
plover, jack snipe, greater and lesser 
yellowlegs, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 (p. 
4 — 35 )- 
Yellowlegs— 
Classed as migratory game birds (p. 2—13). 
See greater and lesser species. 
Yellowlegs (Greater) — 
a. Not included with other species of shore 
birds that are given closed season till 
Sept. 1. 1918 (p. 3 — 5 )- 
b. Open season Zone 1, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 
(p. 4 — 35 ). 
c. Exceptions, Zone 1 (p. 4—39). Special 
open seasons: 
1. Maine, Aug. 1 to Dec. 15. 
2. Massachusetts, Aug. 1 to Dec. 15. 
3. Long Island. Aug. 1 to Dec. 15. 
4. Minnesota, Sept. 7 to Dec. 15. 
5. North Dakota. Sept. 7 to Dec. 15. 
6. South LJakota, Sept. 10 to Dec. 15. 
7. New York (Long Island excepted), 
Sept. 16 to Dec. 15. 
8. Oregon, Sept. 16 to Dec. 15. 
9. New Hampshire, Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. 
10. Washington, Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. 
d. Open season, Zone 2, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 
(P- 5 — 23 ). 
e. Exceptions, Zone 2 (p. 5—27). Special 
open seasons: 
1. Alabama, Nov. 1 to Dec. 15. 
2. Louisiana, Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. 
3. Tennessee, Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. 
4. Arizona, Oct. 15 to Dec. 15. 
f. In Utah closed season till Sept. 1. 1918 
(P- 5 — 33 )- 
\ ellowlegs (Lesser)— 
See yellow legs (greater). Same regula¬ 
tions in every respect. 
Did You Ever See a House Fly? 
Father ruefully gazed on his last shilling. 
“Money has wings, and house rents make 
it fly,” he said. 
“Yes,” said his fifteen-year-old son, “and 
some houses have wings, for I’ve seen many a 
house fly.” 
“You’re smarter than your old dad, maybe, 
my son, but I always thought that no part of 
a house except the chimney flue!”—Boys’ Life. 
Overgrazed Stock Ranges Can Come Back. 
Washington, D. C.—The improved con¬ 
dition of the National forest range after regu¬ 
lated grazing is pointed to by experts of the de¬ 
partment of agriculture as a demonstration that 
areas which have been severely damaged 
through overstocking by sheep and cattle can 
be brought back to their former carrying 
power through a system of sufficiently intelli¬ 
gent use. 
When the Government took charge of the 
livestock ranges within the National forests 
some of them were so badly overgrazed and 
otherwise injured from reckless handling of the 
stock, that their grazing value appeared to have 
been almost entirely destroyed. Many of these 
ranges, however, have been restored and made 
as.valuable as ever. On several of the forests 
results have more than justified the expectations 
and the range is in better condition than it ever 
was. 
An example of this improvement is cited in 
the Nebo National Forest, Utah. In 1908, when 
that forest was created, the ranges within the 
forest boundaries were found to be badly over- 
grazed and trampled because there was a lack 
of any control or supervision over the areas. 
One of the areas was at that time estimated to 
be capable of carrying only 3.000 head of cattle. 
Now. through conservative management and 
judicious distribution of the cattle over the 
ranges, and improvements in water conditions, 
the carrying capacity of the range has been in¬ 
creased until, in the present grazing season, 
nearly 8,000 head of cattle are using this par¬ 
ticular area, and forest officers feel that a few 
hundred head more can be safely grazed there 
without injury. 
