Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-23
owA,s TWO GAME FARMS.
State Game and Fish Warden Tells Of
Pheasant Raising Lightning
Kills 400 Birds.
From the Davenport Democrat.

FHedSdn1 adISINS- GiSHAItl'9
Kills 400 Birds.
From the Davenport Democrat.
With two game farms started a year
ago in an experimental way now in a
nightly promising condition and pros
| oects good for the establishing of sew
.ral more during the present season.
State Fish and Game Warden George
A. Lincoln believes that he has solved
The problem of restocking Iowa's fields
and forests With wild birds-providinA
he is given necessary support from tho
farmers and SpOrtSmen throughout the
state. The funds that have been coll
lected from the hunters through license
system have made it possible to carry
on the work on a comparatively largo
scale in making the necessary experi-
Ments in the propagation of wild birds
through the game farm system and
excellent results are expected during
the coming season.
Through the efforts of Warden Lin,
colin and the two men i'm charge OF
these farms. one of which is in Pots
tawattamie county. and the other in
Black Hawk, it has been demonstrat,
ed that pheasants can be propagated
In sufficient numbers to restock each
of the counties in the state within q
few years; with the stock now on
hand at present at least 5000 birds
Niii w ois,N w Iudluilly OH lIICSG
two arms alone during the summer
and additional farms are 20 be estab-
hshed as rapidly as possible.
The very extensive Investigations
that have been made by Warden
Lincoln during the past three years
have led him to believe that the large
game farms that arc maintained by
some of :he states are not practical and
his intention is to establish small farms
IN several of the counties. each to ba
N charge of a man who is thoroughly
competent to do the work. In this waN
me birds will be distributed over prac-
iically the entire state and there will
De a greater interest taken.
The first game farm in Iowa was es,
sablished last spring on the farm OF
B.. #. Siglen. near Crescent i'm Potta-
Wattamie county, and is partly under
he charge of w. HI. Ware, a prominent
attorney and enthusiastic sportsman
Of Council Bluffs. Mr.. Siglen's farm
is admirably suited for the purpose, tina
ground being of a very rough nature
and the greater part covered with
neavy timber. Warden Lincoln fur
nished him with eggs from Oak Park.
lll., and from a prominent breeder in
oregon, and from the eggs furnished he
succeeded in raising IS birds to ma
trrity. The majority of them wera
liberated in that county and several
pairs We're given farmers in the vicin-
!ty for use in raising birds next season.
Mr.. Siglen was furnished with several
birds from the state fair exhibit and
these We're added to the flock to be
used in propagation this spring.
The largest and most important gama
farm IN the state at present is neal
Cedar Falls in Black Hawk county.
and is in charge of William Benton Mr.,
Benton had been raising ring-necked
pheasants on a small scale for several
years and is regarded as a very sue
cessful breeder Warden Lincoln ems
tered into a contract with Mr.. Benton
to breed the birds for the state and
he is the only man in Iowa at present
who receives any money for his work.
the others donating their services.
Mr.. Benton was very successful in
Matching the eggs furnished him. but
owing to an accident. caused by lightl
ming striking his wire pens. over 400
young birds were killed. Despite this
unfortunate occurrence he has liber,
ated and sent out on orders from thu
game warden for parties who desired
to raise them, about 100 birds, and hid
has on hand about Is birds for use
next spring.
ter results are obtained where the nix
nois bred birds are crossed with birds
secured from Oregon, and on this acl
count he has just had placed on tho
Burton farm so hens and six cocka
from Oregon. which will be used I'M
for breeding next year. New pen hays
been built, the danger from lightnina
has been done away with as far IA
possible and great results are expected
from this farm next season. There
are now Is hen pheasants or the rinr-
neck variety on the Benton farm. and
these lens will lay approximately 5000
eggs for Matching purposes the comina
season.
Warden Lincoln has also boueh.
10000 Hungarian cartridges, the first
shipment OF which will reach HE stafa
from southern Hungary within a short
time. These birds. which resemble thss
native quail except that they are about
twice as large, will be liberated M
equal lumber in each county in thu