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FOREST AND STREAM 
For Sale. 
RAINBOW TROUT 
are well adapted to Eastern waters. Try stocking 
with some of the nice yearlings or fry from our 
hatchery, and you will be pleased with the results. 
PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT COMPANY 
Colburn C. Wood, Supt., Plymouth, Mass. 
Small-Mouth Black Bass 
We have the only establishment dealing in young 
small-mouth black bass commercially in the United 
States. Vigorous young bass in various sizes, rang¬ 
ing from advanced fry to 3 and 4 inch fingerlings 
for stocking purposes. 
Waramaug Small-Mouth Black Bass Hatchery. 
Correspondence invited. Send for Circulars. Address 
HENRY W. BEAMAN - New Preston, Conn. 
of all ages for stocking 
'brooks and lakes. Brook 
trout eggs in any quantity. Warranted delivered 
anywhere in fine condition. Correspondence solicited. 
THE PLYMOUTH ROCK TROUT CO. 
Plymouth, Mass. 
If you want the best trout in your streams, try a 
consignment of our famous Hayes Creek Trout. All ages 
for stocking purposes. Special prices on Fry and 
Fingerlings. 
Hayes Creek Trout Co., Ltd. 
Freeland, Pa. 
ARTHUR BINNEY 
(Formerly STEWART & BINNEY) 
Naval Architect and Yacht Broker 
MASON BLDG., KILBY STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 
Cable Address: “Designer,” Boston 
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CffotiBLEP-ea JERSEY CITY, N. J. 
NEW MOUNT JUNEO HOUSE, Moosehead Lake, Maine 
A Palace in the Wilderness. No Hay Fever 
Unequalled for Salmon and Trout Fishing 
Kineo Annex opened May 16th, closes Sept 28th. Mt. Kineo 
House open June 27th to Sept. 28th. Cottages and Bun¬ 
galows fully furnished for rent, $400 and upward .Through 
Parlor, Sleeping and Dining Cars from New York and 
Boston to Kineo. 
Conducted by the RICKER HOTEL CO. 
For descriptive booklet address 
C. A. Judkins, Mgr., Kineo, Maine 
ants’ stomachs show that they eat a considerable 
amount of wheat, oats, peas and corn, but this 
damage is far overbalanced by the amount of 
noxious weed seeds, especially the Scotch thistle, 
which they destroy. They also destroy large 
numbers of injurious insects, such as crickets, 
grasshoppers, snails and cutworms. A female 
pheasant, killed November i, had 34 grasshop¬ 
pers, 3 crickets and 8 beetles in its crop, besides 
280 noxious weed seeds. Another crop taken in 
November contained 303 cutworms and 60 blue- 
fly larvae. 
Complaint is sometimes made that the Chinese 
pheasant drives out other game birds, but I do 
not believe this to be a fact. 
Apart from the insect-eating capacity of the 
‘bird, it has a high food value as a table bird. The 
present market price is $2.50 to $3 a pair, and 
many thousand dollars’ worth of pheasants are 
imported annually. 
It would be logical, therefore, to increase as 
much as possible the number of birds raised in 
Massachusetts, feed them upon the insects for 
the suppression of which the public is spending 
annually at least a million dollars, and each 
autumn kill the surplus old birds for food. As 
a by-product of the propagated birds could be 
used the feathers which are now destructively 
taken in large quantities in China, India and 
elsewhere, and purchased in this country at a 
high price. The sale of breeding stock of birds 
and eggs would be a profitable business for per¬ 
sons having the inclination and facilities. The 
live birds sell from $4 to $7 per pair; the eggs 
sell at $20 per hundred. The brilliant-colored 
bird has considerable decorative value in the 
landscape, and as such is much sought by owners 
of large estates and parks. 
In conclusion, says the commission, we are of 
the opinion that the pheasant on the whole is a 
beneficial bird; but to secure the benefits to the 
full extent, provision must be made for utilizing 
the surplus annually as food, and for recreational 
shooting in specified localities. The young birds 
are entirely insectivorous. The adults are liable 
to do damage to growing crops, to the extent at 
most of 25 per cent, of the food. Practically all 
the damage to the crops is done by adults, and 
most often by adult males. Special care must 
be taken to prevent the cost of supporting the 
public stock of pheasants from resting too heav¬ 
ily upon the individual. The farmers should, 
therefore, be recompensed for obviously exces¬ 
sive damage, and in cases, provision should be 
made for killing or trapping the pheasants which 
are doing the damage. The surplus males, there¬ 
fore, since the bird is polygamous, should be 
killed off annually in the autumn, taking care 
to reserve enough adults for breeding stock for 
the next year. The young birds should be raised 
in the largest possible quantities for the -purpose 
of destroying as many as possible of the insect 
pests which are levying a heavy tax upon Massa¬ 
chusetts agriculture. The mature birds should be 
utilized for food. The propagation of these birds 
may be carried on by women and children, and 
to those properly equipped, should bring a pro¬ 
fitable income on -time and capital. The pheasant 
crop of England is an exceedingly important one, 
not alone from the money value derived from 
the sale of birds, both at home and abroad, but 
particularly in controlling gypsy and brown-tail 
moths, army -worms and other -pests which have 
devastated large areas where the bird population 
was abnormally -deficient. Inasmuch as the 
pheasants are not equally distributed in all sec¬ 
tions of the state, and since the number of -birds 
in the different regions may vary from time to 
time, we recommend that the commissioners be 
empowered to formulate regulations including 
dates of -open season, hag limit and such other 
qualifications as may from time to time appear 
to be necessary to secure the best development 
of this state asset, whereby certain sections, 
counties or towns of the state may be open for 
a longer or shorter period, at such times as may 
appear expedient to -the commissioners and neces¬ 
sary to check excessive damage. 
SPRING LAKE CAMPS 
J. B. CARVILLE, Prop. SPRING LAKE, ME 
Only one night from New York or Boston and only 
2V2 miles of buckboard road. 13 Cabins delightfully 
dean, table of highest class. Salmon, lake and brook 
trout fishing of the best. Forest and Stream trophy here 
for biggest fish. Write to Mr. Carville at once for in¬ 
formation and rates. In season partridge, duck shoot¬ 
ing, etc., also deer, moose and bear. 
THE QUEEN’S ROYAL. 
WINNETT & THOMPSON, Props. 
Excellent bass fishing. Here is every entertainment 
man or woman may look forward to during vacation. 
Niagara on the Lake, Canada. 
CAMP LA PRAIRIE. 
TIRRELL POND. 
Such trout fishing as one longs for. Fly fishing be¬ 
yond improvement. Comfortable camps, fine table, beau¬ 
tiful climate. 
HENRY LA PRAIRIE, Prop., 
Blue Mt. Lake, Hamilton Co., N. Y. 
Granliden Hotel 
Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire. At the gateway of 
the White Mountains. On the Ideal Tour. Salmon, bass 
and trout fishing as good, if not the best in New Eng¬ 
land. Write for circular, W. W. Brown. 
HOTEL ASPINWALL, Lenox, Massachusetts, under 
same management. 
LAKESIDE INN AND COTTAGES 
For the disciple of the rod there is no equal to this place 
Landlocked Salmon and Trout right here—not 
miles away. Table and accommodations unsur¬ 
passed. Rates for the moderate purse. Booklet 
upon application. 
AVERILL LAKES (Essex Co.) VERMONT 
CUNLIFFE & MALLETT SPORTING CAMPS 
(Way up north—in the real back woods of Maine). 
No better fishing grounds in the country. 
Every convenience for the sportsman and his family. 
Rates—Food—Accommodations right. Write for our at¬ 
tractive booklet, it’s true and convincing. 
CUNLIFFE & MALLETT, Fort Kent, Maine. 
TROUT FISHING 
Waldorf Hotel, Phoenicia, Ulster Co., N. Y. Three 
hours from New York via West Shore R. R. Excellent 
trout fishing, 5 minutes walk from hotel. Large open 
waiter. Special attention given to anglers. Rates 
reasonable. Address H. C. LANGE, Prop. 
LAKE VIEW RESORT 
of Promise” 
The “HEAD CAMP” for Grass Lake. Best bass and 
trout fishing in Michigan. Private cottages; home com¬ 
forts; superb bathing; no mosquitoes; rowboats free. 
Side trips to Jordan and Cedar Rivers. Excellent bill of 
fare. Free transportation to and from station. P. M. 
lines from all points. Rates: $2.00 day, $12.00 t* 
$15.00 week, according to accommodations. Season open* 
June 1. Write for booklet. 
ANSON T. SCHOOLCRAFT, Prop., Bellaire, Mich. 
NEWFOUNDLAND 
Do you want to catch SALMON or TROUT 
or to shoot CARIBOU, if *0, apply J. R. Whit¬ 
aker, The BUNGALOW, Grand Lake, New¬ 
foundland. 
We go to Nebraska to train Pointers and Setters on 
chicken July and August, back South September and 
finish them on quail, arrange with us to take your dog. 
References and terms upon request. 
SMITH & HARRIS, Lamar, Mississippi. 
