The Penn's Grove record., 1914-08-07
fine RESULTS
AT GAME FARM
Thousands of English Pheasants
and Trout to Be Distributed
RABBITS FROM KENTUCKY
Animals in Danger Of Starvation to
Be Brought to New Jersey and
Released-Growing Scarcer
Every Year.

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Trenton.-"The State of New Jersey
has reason to be proud of it's game
farm as it has no equal in the coun-
try" remarked J.. Quincy Ward, super
intendent and secretary of the Ken
lucky Fish and Game Commission at
a gathering of experts as they stood
watching 5000 beautiful English phea-
SAINTS at the Forked River State pre-
serve. The remark was made in the
presence of DR.. Kalbfus, secretary,
and DR.. Penrose, president of the
Pennsylvania Fish and Game Commits
sion, and the members of the New Jer-
sey Commission. 1t was Endorsed by
the Pennsylvania authorities who,
with other State representatives, had
gathered to learn the secret Of New
Jerseys success in raising wild pleas
ants, quail, turkey, rabbits, deer and
duck for stocking purposes throughout
the State to furnish hunting for it's
citizens and non-residents who pay
for their pleasure through the license
system. Hard work and perseverance
has accomplished much for the State
commission, and one result is that
1000 extremely wild English, or ring
necked, pheasants have been trapped
on the Forked River preserve, and
these, with 1000 others, will soon be
liberated in the best hunting SECTIONS
by the wardens in the employ of the
State, by means Of automobile trucks.
A force Of men has been engaged in
the trapping and they find that the
farm is literally overrun with young
pheasants, that demand the room now
occupied by the older birds, all of
which have been raised on the farm
under the personal supervision Of Dun
can Dunn, the superintendent of the
farm, and President Napier. The
young pheasants fly like quail because
Of their light bodies and they must
be penned before they get beyond the
control of the employees. The officials
were particularly interested in the
brood Of quail raised IN the farm, as
in their opinion they are the first to
be raised in captivity in this section.
About 500 quail chicks and six-months-
old birds are now being raised and
500 eggs are in the course of incuba,
ton, either under bantam hens or in
the more advanced stage in the incu-
bators, to which they are removed af
ter the hens have given them the first
start in the shell.
After an inspection Of the wild
birds, which included the magnificent
ducks and geese used by the State
commissioners for eggs, the visiting
officials were taken to the rabbit war
rem and the deer Enclosure, where
they saw many fine specimens ready
for distribution when the proper time
arrives. J.. Quincy Ward, the Ken
lucky representative, became so en-
Unused over the farm and its manage
ment, that he offered to make arrange
ments for the capture of thousands
of rabbits in Kentucky for delivery
in New Jersey, as that State faces q
crisis in the rabbit conditions because
of the lack of rain that has caused
the vegetation and streams to dry up
forcing the rabbits to seek the farms
for their food. Permission to do the
trapping is daily expected at Trenton
and wardens experienced in the trap
ping of rabbits will be sent to the
Bluegrass State Immediately. Mr.
Ward stated that if the Kentucky
rabbits were not thinned out thou
sands would die this fall. President
Napier assured him that he will dc
everything to get a good supply fol
New Jersey, as they are growing
scarcer here every year.
About 1900 of the pick of the plea
SAINTS will be liberated in Hunterdon
Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic and
Bergen. counties, in the proportion Of
one cock to two hens, although one
cock can keep guard I'VE a dozen hens
in the protected We of this State
The visitors and representatives o.
other States have been invited to in
spect the State hatchery at Hacketts
town, where Superintendent Charles
o. Hayford has trout than he
can take care of. Fully 100000 trout
six to fifteen inches in length, vii
be liberated as fast as the wardens
can work.