The daily tribune., 1907-05-17
PHEASANTRIES ARE TO
BE ESTABLISHED HERE


BE ESTABLISHED HERE
Phsasautriss are to be estabIished
at ths Colorado stass nsh hatoheriss.
the Agricultural college and other
state institutions for the distribution.
without cost to the state. Of Chiuele
ring. neck and English pbeassnts
State Game and Fish Comm issio ner
David Farr IL thoroughly In earnest
In pushin along the good work. and
through the liberAiity Of \ citizen Of
Denver, will be able to accomplish a
great deal. He has the support Of all
citizens who want to see Colorado
atock ed with these. the most beauti.
ful Of all game birds.
It 10 intervening 30 watch the GOO
gorgeous pheasants In the aviaries
In City park. Denver. This exhibit
is the finest Of its kind In America.
and IL was established In the park
by ". r. I.endriok. . Denver mining
man. who will also stook Colorado.
without cost to the state. To this
gentleman. by the way. is due the
credit for the passage Of tina law by
the Sixteenth general assembly. max.
ing the stealing of domestic or game
fowls grand larceny.
As . table bird and . game bird
this pheasant ip not eauallsd BY any
member Of the feAthered tribe.
On large estates In England ard on
some in this country pheasants are
reared for shooting purposes. some
times % many ~ two or three
thousand being bAggsd In . week .
shouting. Two weeks ago the game
keeper in charge Of ons of Amari.
cas- richest estates advertised for
10000 Chinese ring neck pheasants
for 1908 delivery. and high prioes will
be paid for them. There arc . score
Of varieties Of phsasants. The Eng
lish and the Chinese ring mock are
considered tho best for general pur
poses. They arc sxosedinRly hardy
and do we'll In the wild state.
For the aviary there are numer'
ous varieties Of fancy pheasAnts. some
Of which sell fer 800 per pair.
Among the most stunninR In point oi
plumage are the Golden, tho Silver,
the Prince Of Wales. she Lady Am.
hsrss. the Reeves. tho Impsyan and
the Elliott, Their bright feather
fash in the sun like silver and
FURNISHED gold. Pheasant rearipi
requires ~ much. II mot more. At
tsution ~ the breeding. OF fancl
poultry. Any person having q
thorough know ledge Of poultry viii
have little difficulty IN tuccesstu
learning the handling Of pheasants
The imported pheasant 10 tb'
only ssmi-wild game bird that can
be reared In captivity with success
Other game bir's with few sxcep
tion pine AWAY or die, or refuse Il
Law when In confinement. But tn,
pheasant while anxious to be al
liberty. makes the best of any situ
tion In which he 10 placed. Th,
eggs are ha.ohed under the common
hen. whoih makes An I'D mirAbls fos.
ter mother f.: the young chicks.
Inseots posts. the bAus Of tho farm
mer's life. are consumed in great
numbsrs bv phsAsants. Graashoppsi,
wire worms. bugs and arubs. and ell
insects and worms that destroy o'ops
and roots are sobblsd up In short
order BY pheAsants. Great care must
be taken with the chicks In captivity.
for they are delicate little crsatu .ss.
and II they arc not fed Just right they
will turn ever aud die. But after
they are tsn wssts old they are prAo.
tisaily safe. and from that stage oil
will thrive. II has been discovered
that Colol ado's climate 10 ths ideal
climate for this bird In shs Wild
itsts. From year 70 year tunol o.
have been liberated near Denver. and
new they may b. ssea in Members
WIthie = radius Of fnty milss Of The