New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16

farms for the rearing OF game In captivity, have
blazed the trail in this direction, among these
being California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa.
Kentucky. louisiana Massachusetts,, Oregon, New
Jersey, New York, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
New York has two farms, and third has been
provided for by legislative action but has not
vet been actually started. Massachusetts has also
several farms, and is carrying valuable expert
mental work
The United States is years behind Great Britain
and many European countries in game farming
In England, for instance, more than thirty species
of wild duck are successfully bred in captivity,
while in this country only one, the maHard, can
be reared in considerable numbers. OF course,
conditions are widely different in the two
tries but those who have given the problem close
study believe that the awakened interest observed
on every hand with the large number OF expert
ments that are sure to accompany II, will increase
appreciably the number Of species OF feathered
game that may be successfully farmed in this
country.
The species Of game most easily reared In cap
tvity at the present time are the ringneck pleas
ant mallard duck, Canada goose and Virginia or
white-taile deer. OF these, the ringneck pleas
ant, varousy called the English" rngneck
"Mongolisn" Chinese" and Oregon" is easily
the favorite among the state game farms and the
many privately owned establishments which are
engaged in game breeding. This species was in
troduced in the eastern part of the United States
In 1887 by the late Rutherford Stuyvesant, and
in Oregon in 1880 by the late Judge o. n. Denny,
at that time United States Consul General at
Shanghai
Recently the American Game Protective Asso-
citation sent blank to the various states having
game farms asking information as to their activ-
tiles Interesting data were procured. Species
of game bred on the various farms were shown
10 include the rngneck pheasant, wild turkey,
California valley quail Hungarian partridge, Mex
lean quail, our own bobwhite, Canadian geese,
mallard, black and wood duck, golden and silver
pheasants rabbits, elk and deer.
Since the establishment of its game farm Cali
fornia has distributed more than 5000 rngneck
pheasants among her citizens for propagation pur-
poses and more than 900 wild turkeys, and SS4
eggs of this species.
NEW JERSEY HAS A FARM WHICH is A
MODEL ONE.
The New Jersey game farm, at Forked River,
is one of the most interesting and best equipped
in the country 1t is under the supervision OF
Duncan Dunn, who has superior in this coun-
try as a breeder of ringnecks. The product OF
the first year Of this farm was 4,400 ringnecks,
400 bobwhite quail, 35 wild turkeys, b Canadian
geese, $50 maards and 20 deer. This farm,
under the general supervision of Commissioner
Ernest Napier, is rapidly proving model and IS
being resorted to by New Jerseys sister states
for that purpose.
In paper read at the conference game
breeding Harry T. Rogers, superintendent OF the
New York game farms, stated that during the last
season, on an appropriation of $500 the state
farm at Sherburne produced birds and eggs worth
approximately $4,000. All of these except
enough for breeding stock. distributed among
citizens Of the state who able TO show
that they could place birds where they would have
good opportunities 10 increase and furnish sport
and food to the people Of their respective sec
tions. New York actually sent out 3l,7OO eggs ior
incubation during 1914, and had to refuse re-
quests for nearly 100000 more, fact that would
seem TO evidence widespread interest among her
citizens in game breeding.
Game breeding, however is By no means con
fined TO state activities. Individuals and associa-
tons Of sportsmen are doing excellent work. Con-
spicuous among the latter class IS the 'loVe
Valley Rod and Gun Club at Verbank' DutcheSs
County, y. Y. At the game breeders conference
il was stated by H. NJ Brigham, of this ciuo' 'ha'
during the last season the members OF this or
ganizaton had the privilege Of taking enough
pheasants ducks and trout to pay their annual
dues. and have a surplus, IL they had chosen to
dispose of their allotment at current prices
When it is remembered that this Is large cluo
and that its annual dues are 5000 year THIS
seems a most excellent record.
DOLLARS AND CENTS OF 1T.
Pheasants can be raised for slbo or less ana
they sell for from 81. so TO 50 at maturity lmma-
ture birds purchased in large numbers may
sometimes be had for 81 each. one OF the eoun
try's largest dealers has recently contracted wiz"
we'll known sportsmen's club TOT ''ooo rlhgne'A'
TO be delivered for the fall shooting occasion"
ally large purchases of pheasahts' huhs"'''"
cartridges and Mexican quail are made by So"''
OF the states for stocking purposes rne"
afalv cent ].