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condition, so that we are confident of being able to make shipments at a 
later period that will be exceedingly satisfactory. 
Chief among the birds on the farm are the Enghsh ring-necked 
pheasants and the European partridges, known generally in this country 
as the Hungarian partridge. 
The ring-necked is the gamest and most hardy of the pheasant 
varieties, and with a very little care in the severe winter weather will 
do well in a wild state in parts of Illinois. 
In Europe this bird is raised in great numbers on large estates and 
is used for battue shooting. They lke the tangled briar patches and 
woodlands with some undergrowth. In the open they are well able to 
protect themselves against the attack of hawks. 
Game Farm Force. 
As a game bird, from the American sportsmen’s point of view, they 
do not rank with our game birds. But since changed conditions have 
depleted our stock, they make -a good substitute. In good cover they 
lie well to a dog, and because of their size and steady flight, offer a 
good shot. 
The objection the sportsmen raise against them is that they are 
given to running ahead of a dog. This peculiarity, however, will serve 
to protect them from extermination once our State is sufficiently well 
stocked so that a short open season may be made in which they may 
be shot. 
Apart from his beauty and general attractiveness, this bird is one 
of the greatest enemies of bugs and insects known. He is an indefati- 
gable worker, hunting the greater part of the time for bugs and insects. 
