The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-10
State Game Breeders
 In On Poultry Meet
Definite Regulations Provided for By the State Sani-
 tary Code Must Be Complied With

Hartford, June 10.--Gane breed CTS. particularly those who hope to sell their birds to the state in the future, should be interested in a program which has been worked out by the state board of fisheries and game. Superintendent Arthur l.. Clark has arranged for an all- day meeting of game breeders at which this program will be pre- scented. This meeting will be held on June 20 at Kayrock Inn, East Hampton, in connection with the annual two-day convention of the Connecticut Poultry association.
 The basis on which the 1892 con tracts were made will be explained. Also the plans of the board. for the future, particularly in establishing standards of quality for the selec- ton of breeders and in improving the requirements regarding sanita- ton and rearing methods as ap- piled to pheasants and bobwhite quail. An opportunity will Be pro- vided for game breeders to discuss their various problems and answers will be given, so far as possible. by authorities on thet particular subjects.
 During the afternoon Leon F. Whitney, executive secretary of the American Eugenics society, will give . practical talk on the prin- cipals of breeding and heredity. This will be followed by round- table discussion with MT Whitney for the special benefit of game breeders. The board, in arranging the meeting for the goth in the central part of the state. feels that attendance is imperative to all breeders who expect to operate n paying business and hope to sell game birds to the state.
 The raising of game birds has a popular appeal but like every other business. it's success is de- pendent upon the economic laws of supply and demand. Superin- tendent Clark finds that Connecti- cut game breeders. of which there are more than 400, have totally disregarded this aspect of their business with the result that there Is a surplus of birds and conse- quently low prices.
 The state of Connecticut. through the board of fisheries and game. TeDroheUtB Luc pEluCipui IuufkcS AVT live pheasants for local breeders. From funds provided by sportsmen through their license fees the board was able to purchase ap- proximately 16,000 birds last year. There was no reason to believe that the state would have more money to spend for this purpose this year. yet the older and ex- perIenced breeders increased their production and 5l new people in- vested money in this enterprise and offered a total of more than 10000 birds to the state.
 Mir Clark believes that the 25,- 900 or more excess birds raised in Connecticut this year will repre- sent a serious loss to the producers and theonly consolation the Con- necticut breeder has iB that while conditions here are bad, they are worse in nearly every other state. He finds that the problem of over production is only one of many with which the game breeder is faced. With new breeders gping Into the business each year various breeds are selected, some for their beauty alone instead of game qualities, which means that many of the birds raised are entirely un- satisfactory and wul not Do prr- chased by the stato.
 By maintaining closer contact with game breeders through such