Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-06-06

| which Increases to 400 in ten years is
one not uncommon instance The
does usually produce twins annually
after the second year. when they have
their first fauns.
The Rate Of Increase.
"On our preserve in Pennsylvania
where 80 deer were liberated ten
years ago, there are said to be nearly
1000 head. In many cases the fences
have had to be taken down to .e,
them escape owing to shortage OF
! food
ut is probable that the Wapid or
Rocky Mountain. elk. is best suited 20
breeding for market.
A mature elk will weigh from COO
to 1000 pounds. and the proportion OF
meat to correspond is greater than IS
the case with beef or mutton. Heads,
horns and hides are also valuable and
the net return from one animal would
be $3.50 or more.
Deer and elk become very tame
when kindly treated and given a little
salt or corn from the hand.
IAN important fact Is that the bust
| ness can be engaged in by the small.
est land owner with very little equip
ment while it Is also capable OF cX'
| tension II capital is available. one
hundred and sixty acres can be fenced
for 5000 for elk and slightly more for
deer, Even in a paddock. with shelter
and food. the business can be success
fully prosecuted.
In and around the Yellowstone
park there are some 80, 900 elk. Their
summer range is in the mountains, bur
at the beginning of winter they seek
! the plains where they formerly found
ample food to carry them through the
winter In recent years most of TINS
| land has been taken up by farmers
and the elk find it fenced and nay
stacks guarded and there is nothing
to save them from starvation. I".
mense numbers have miseraby Ole"
in this way.
"Meager appropriations have recent
| ly been made by State of Wyomin' 'o
feed them. but this has not proved al.
4 together successful and there Is sun
untold suffering and waste u ms
been suggested that some of these 81"
should be transported to other ranges
or put on private estates where th'E
will be cared for. Divided UP among
the states they would soon become
source of profit. While In this pres.
ent condition they only excite ,.|
and are practically useless
"A large private herd In Moh''''
has recently been sold in Italy, "He'e
they will be set at liberty on pre-
serves In the mountains of the Ho'"'.
MANY American elk have been s,"'
to England and the continent OF III.
rope, where they have been crossed
with the European breeds. when Has
very much improved them.'
The bill provides. that anyone 'g
string to engage in the raising or SER
ing of domesticated American .'h
white tail, red, fallow deer, rocN"'s,
or any species Of deer In an ln'..5
preserve may do so upon rece'''i-
license from the state game warren
The license fee is fixed at five do'.'l'
to be retained by the game ",''o,,
who upon being satisfied WIN .
good faith of the applicant shai I''''
breeders license.
The license. it is provided Ghai N''V
the breeder the right to raise ana So
for breeding purposes all species ~
deer or kill the animals at any ..-'
and to sell the carcasses for ,o'+
When the preserve is located in Was"
ington, Allegheny or Garrett eo.1, ,,,
the bill provides that white iA. ".
killed upon the preserve shall 'gl
a distinctive mark to show tAa' ~,
animal was domesticated. A Ha'
$50 and forfeiture of the license
posed for falling to place q dls...'"'
mark. -ro
1t is also provided that the pre7s
shall be fenced in a manner appI0''
by the game warden