. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 90 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. BREEDING DUCKS FOR SPORT. One of the first attempts in California to breed ducks for sport has been carried on during the past season. Mr. Charles Shaw established last year on the Briggs Ranch near Newark a miniature game farm. In May, 19in, he received a ship- ment of 100 black ducks' eggs from Con- necticut. These were hatched in incu- bators and about 8") birds reared to ma- turity. A number of ma
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 90 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. BREEDING DUCKS FOR SPORT. One of the first attempts in California to breed ducks for sport has been carried on during the past season. Mr. Charles Shaw established last year on the Briggs Ranch near Newark a miniature game farm. In May, 19in, he received a ship- ment of 100 black ducks' eggs from Con- necticut. These were hatched in incu- bators and about 8") birds reared to ma- turity. A number of mallard eggs were GOLDEN BEAVERS TO BE DRIVEN FROM HOMES. Mandeville Island, situated between Middle and Old rivers, on the lower San Joaquin, will be reclaimed this spring. Mr. Geo. Shima, the "potato king," has secured the property and will put it into potatoes. Since this island has long been the home of several colonies of gold<'n l)eavers {Castor suhauratus) this bit of news is of particular interest. The first. Fig. 31. Sixty ducKS (.more than a limit) seized from a market hunter at San Diego, California, by Deputy Webb Toms, direct evi- dence that there are still violators of the limit law. also secured from the East and these were also hatched and reared. The experiment apparently proved very successful. Many native bii'ds were attracted to the pre- serve by those reared, and the facilities for hunting were greatly increased. In addition the grounds were made attractive to ducks by the planting of certain well- known duck foods, imported from the East. This experiment is of particular interest for two reasons : the introduction of food plants attractive to wild ducks will demon- strate what can be done toward furnishing a better food supply to wild fowl, and the successful rearing of wild ducks for sport will demonstrate whether or not this will prove profitable under our conditions. For many years past the preserves of Great Britain have reared thousands of
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