Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17

rein and feel secure in their jobs
This is not possible when politics il
invOlved-and bipartisan commits
sion, such as | advocate, is already
in existence in the more progressive
conservation states"
Commenting on his proposed
Statewide hunting and fishing IL
ccnse, Dr. Harris insisted that the
Game and Fish Commission in Del
for carrying out its program. To
create such funds, he said, the pro-
posed license should be levied ON all
persons except farmers and men,
bers Of their families.
"The issuance of a license natur-
ally calls for an Identification tag
such as is worn in Maryland" he
declared. "In our sister state. a tag
is distinguishable as that which
adOrns an automobile is worn and
is successful as an aid to State
game and fish officers"
Regarding legislation dealing with
fish. DR.. Harris pointed out that his
program involes merely game fish
in fresh water ponds and streams
and that Il does not interfere with
commercial fishing such as is being
done lcgitimatcly now.
There are many ponds through
out the State" he said. "where fish
can be propagated to great advan-
tage. In Sussex county alone there
are 70 old mill dams, only IL of
which are in operation. These un-
used dams not only are unsightly
spots but breeding places for mos
quitOes. They could be bought at
reasonable prices and, at low costs,
could be reclaimed by the building
of spillways. Such ponds should be
State owned and for public use, and
could be easily adapted to the brce-
ding of game fish. This reclamation
work would be unusually timely just
now because II would provide many
jobs for the unemployed"
The speaker explained that three
important things are necessary to
have game in Delaware, namely,
food, cover and the control of the
enemies of game.
"In most sections" he said,
where there is plenty of food, COW
CT is scarce. Likewise, where there
is an abundance of cover, food is
lacking. The reason birds stay in
thickets and woods is lack of cover.
TO have both food and cover. with
enemy control, is, OF course. to have
an ideal condition.: but IL is pos
sible. This condition can he had in
any part of Delaware because there
is plenty of idle land throughout
the State, In old fields where there
is plenty of cover. food can be plant
ed in patches and left to stand over
the winter. Birds would soon find 1t.
and il would not be long before the
would be finding the
kinds of birds that we used to talk
about in tine old days. The game
would stay out i'm the field more.
Birds are the same inherently,
everywhere whether they arc i'm
Mexico or Delawarc-but naturally
they change their habits when con-
ditions demand il. In this State, un-
when they find food.
there is no cover; when they find
cover. there is no food; my thrcefold |
of conservation would cor
Iect this"
He explained that the planting of
food for birds can be done by indi-
vidual landowners with profit to
III conclusion. DIR. Har-
ris declared that native birds arc |
The best for restocking. While they |
cost more, they are cheaper in the
Ong run because foreign birds take |
inc to become acclimated, and
many of them die. Swamp areas
contain many birds that could be
raped and distributed to other sec
ions where they are scarce.
"Thc land owners" he said.
would cooperate with the Game
md Fish Department, am sure. if
hey were compensated for the priv
lege of trapping and removing
hese 0birds from their property
eaving, OF course, sufficient num-
yer for breeding purposes"