The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-19
PHEASANT FARMING
in UNITED STATES
UNCLE SAM IN RECENT BULLETIN
TELLS OF INTERESTING AND
PROFITABLE NEW BUSINESS
DEMAND FOR GAME BIRDS
GROWS EACH YEAR.

Conservation OF the fauna. including
the game birds Of the United States re-
quires the strict enforcement OF laws
intended to control the shooting and
marketing of wild birds. and necessar-
lily limits both the period during which
they may be hunted and the number
available to supply the increasing de-
mands Of those who desire those table
luxuries, says Uncle Sam in a recent
bulletin.
This lack may be remedied by the
product Of aviaries preserves, and pri-
waite parks, devoted to rearing Of do
mesticated game, the marketing OF
which under suitable safeguards is al
ready permitted in several of the
states. indicating that American mar
kets will open more and more to these
domesticated substitutes to the fast
disappearing wild game.
In order to call the attention Of the
farmers and the suburban population
to this subject, the u. s. department of
agriculture issued some time ago a
bulletin on Deer Farming in the u. s.
(Farmers' Bulletin No. 1907, and is
about to issue the results OF recent IN
vestigations of Pheasant Raising in the
U. s. FARMERS Bulletin No. 1900
At present there is no lack OF demand
for pheasants for various purposes
Owners Of private preserves, and state
game officials pay profitable prices for
certain species for stocking their COW
ers, geological and city parks and own
ers Of private aviaries are ready pur-
~ ar h. l.
species, and large numbers Of dead
pheasants are annually imported from
Europe to be sold for several times the
price they bring in European countries
The demand for pheasants is increas-
ing.
In response to numerous inquiries for
formation on pheasant raising the
present bulletin was prepared by Prof.
Henry Oldys of the biological survey,
and contains a chapter on the Diseases
of Pheasants by DIR. George Byron
Morse of the bureau Of animal indus
try. IL presents clear and concise
account Of methods used by successful
pheasant raisers and gives practical
information to those now engaged in or
contemplating entering this COMPARE
lively new but rapidly growing indus
try, in methods OF propagation, care Of
young pheasants, protection from enc
mics, housing, feeding and marketing,
both in field and covert. 1t takes up
In detail the question of species suited
to various purposes, game and exhibit
ton stock, how to obtain stock, mating
and Matching, and the proper and re-
quisite provision for successful rearing
Of these valuable and interesting addi-
lions to the food supply of the nation.
The seventeen illustrations make
very clear the descriptive text, pre-
senting actual conditions, at the Illi-
nois State Game farm, the New Jersey
preserve and the preserve on Long Is
land, besides showing pictures OF ten
species, and photographs of coops, rear
Ing fields, breeding pens, and run ways
| Copies Of these publications may be
obtained upon application to senators,
representatives, or delegates I'm con-
gress; to the u. S. department OF agri-
culture, or to the superintendent Of
documents, government printing office.
Washington, ID. c., who have them for
sale at cents per copy.