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Animal Science Dept., Univ. of ISlinois, 
and Ill. State Nat. History Survey, Urbana, Ill. 61803 
PRAIRIE CHICKEN FOUNDATION NEWS 
By Joseph Galbreath 
1. GRASSLAND LEASING AGREEMENT TO ADD 200 ACRES TO HOLDINGS: 
The Conservation Department and The Prairie Chicken Foundation of IIli- 
nois are entering into contract agreements with local farmers bordering the 
Bogota sanctuary lands to grow red top grass for nesting and brood rearing 
cover, the two basic requirements for successful Prairie Chicken survival. 
From 1965 to 1968 will be critical years in the perpetuation of this colorful 
species. By subsidizing interested farmers to establish and maintain red top 
cover for a period of three to five years, desirable habitat needed now can 
be kept in the optimum condition. 
2. A.S.C.S. TO SUPPORT PRAIRIE GROUSE PRESERVATION: Our officers re- 
cently called on the Jasper County Agricultural Soil Conservation Service 
board in Newton. The corn payments for the county average $40 per acre 
to cover conversion to grasslands. Payments also include $6.50 per acre for 
preparation of seed bed and seeding to grass; if there were $15 to $20 addi- 
tional compensation per acre paid by the Conservation Department or the 
P.C.F.I., many local farmers would grow red top. Seed could not be harvested 
from these diverted acres, but the total net income would be more attractive 
than year-in and year-out corn, beans, and wheat agriculture. The same co- 
operative farmers could also take pride in contributing to the preservation of 
the most colorful wildlife species in Illinois: the native Prairie Chicken. 
3. FEDERAL AID TO PRAIRIE GROUSE POSSIBLE: Two proposed bills before 
Congress to help endangered and rare species should have the support of all 
conservation groups. House Bill 9424, to establish grassland habitat and save 
endangered or rare species, would benefit the Prairie Chicken in Illinois. The 
Cropland Adjustment Program (Bills HR-9811 and S-1702), which provide 
conversion of forty million acres of cropland to ‘‘vegetative cover, water 
storage facilities, wildlife cover for protection and preservation of natural 
beauty, and recreational usage” should also be a boon to the Illinois Prairie 
Grouse. The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 includes pro- 
visions for the acquisition of lands for threatened species. 
