Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-26

IN rivers ana lakes III over lows. n,
addition 10 cans OF. small bASa ctoppfoob
! pike and channel catfish. were tunnS0
loose in Cedar Lake, O0E0boji. Spirit
Lake, storm Lake, and In the Osagos
Cedar. wapsie, Des Moines. Nordaway,!
Nishabotun and Iowa Rivers. And,
several small lots were sent to small
ponds. These taken from the bayous
were all the way from two to six inches
| in length and many larger. These were
handled in .. new ear especially adapted
for this kind of work and at very
! small loss during transportation. This
year the hatchery at Spirit Lake VIII
be in full operation. which will add,
enormously to the supply.
The reports from ovef the state
where pheasants have been uberated'
are conflicting. Where they were placed,
in suitable locations they have thrive0,
and increased. In other places they;
have disappeared, Enthusiastically been,
killed off by pot hunters and some few
farmers. And another plan is to be,
tried. About 5000 acres will be leased6
in different parts Of the state. where
farmers AMI owners will agree to pro-
tect them and feed them in winter,
when necessary at the expense OF tho,
state, and on these reserves will DO
turned loose large numbers Of pheas-
ants and Hungarian partridges, Of the,
latter the state bought 5000 pairs at q
| cost Of $4,000. and this Hungarian
partridge is peculiarly adapted for life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness ons
our Iowa soil.
Not every one knows that on tho
state fair grounds at Dies Motnes We
are handling several varieties Of wildp
geese and ducks. They have one wing
clipped before turned loose and all
keep IN woven wire fence enclosure.
Sone Of these geese and ducks now
have Matched out big settings" and
the natural increase win Do large this
year. Unquestionably al Of our do
mestic ducks and geese were wild at,
one time, that 10 back few duck and
geese generations ago. and the expert
ments here with these wild ducks and
geese may result in considerable I'M
provement in our tame stock, by ju-
dicious crossing and mating this Wild
stock with our domesticated stock
The next legislature will be asked to
make a closed season for two years.. on
all pheasants. partridges and otheI
birds handled by the state.
The Wild deer near Avoca are now.
about 400 in number. They run in,
punches OF Twenty-Five to forty. and
are the cause OF much complaint from
the farmers living in that part OF tho
state. Something will have TO be done,
soon about our Iowa herd OF deer, for
with a closed season they are rapidly
increasing in plumbers.
We have now in Iowa eighty deputy
game wardens. They are paid for the
time they work on 4 per diem basis.
During the year ending Jan. they
started AS prosecutions and secured
AGO convictions. Much more effective
work would be done II citizens would
assist in giving information and secur-
ing evidence. Another piece OF work
conducted by the game warden and as
sistants, is to improve small lakes and
ponds. They have a law allowing such
work and have used 1t In some cases.
Under this law they can seine out IN.
desirable nsh. carp, buffalo. gar, SUCK
ers. etc. At Okoboji q contract was
made for the seiners under the super
vision Of the game warden for such
work and at u a cent . pound some
$500 was paid and used for beautify-
ing the lake. &c
And Ina these days Of high taxes its
refreshing to know that all this good
work does not cost the Iowa citizen
one cent unless he buys 4 hunters li.-
cense. All OF the bills are paid by Or
der OF the state executive council.
Without doubt the next legislature will
be asked to repeal the hunters license
law There will also be the usual ef-
fort to divert some Of this money to
other departments. The citizen who
thinks our game wardens are acting
wisely and well, who interests himself
in the work MI. Hinshaw and assist
ants are doing. will md 1t necessary to.
watch the proceedings OF the next leg
.slature These opinions did not como
from Mr.. Hinshaw. they are opinions
forced upon the writer in his travels
over the state.
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Llama hats In the Tyrolean shape
are comfortable for .cool night travelling