. The oist . volve the gamedepartments of the various offers a splendid exception tothis custom. The states experiencewith enforcement of a dog law by thegame department through its wardens,have dsveloped such beneficial resultsthat other states should concern them-selves about adopting similar meas-ures. The adoption of the necesary pre-cu,utionary measures are not difficult,but the application of the laws andtheir enforcement, is invariably second-ary consideration. Prior to 1918, the Virginia Commis-sioner of fish and game was makinglittle progress through the enforce-ment o
. The oist . volve the gamedepartments of the various offers a splendid exception tothis custom. The states experiencewith enforcement of a dog law by thegame department through its wardens,have dsveloped such beneficial resultsthat other states should concern them-selves about adopting similar meas-ures. The adoption of the necesary pre-cu,utionary measures are not difficult,but the application of the laws andtheir enforcement, is invariably second-ary consideration. Prior to 1918, the Virginia Commis-sioner of fish and game was makinglittle progress through the enforce-ment of a dog law which was then onits statutes Another measure knownas the Baker Law was adopted andwent into effect subsequent to its pas-sage in 1918. Prior to 1918, the maxi-mum revenue by the state of Virginiaduring any one year through the issu-ance of dog laws was $70,000. The re-turns for the first year after the en-forcement of the Baker Law aggregat-ed ,$264,000. The remarkable efficiency THE OOLOQI8T 165. How the Blue Bird Comes To Its Nest. No. 2. Arrived but Wings Extended. —Photo bv Paul G. Howes. 166 THE OOLOQIST of the measure resulted in remodelingthis law. In a bulletin of the American GameProtective Association, CommissionerF. N. Bilisoly reports, Up to thistime, we have destroyed in Virginia10,000 vagrant dogs. The result isthat there are in Virginia more Quailthan during any period in the lasttwenty years. In addition we have re-stored the sheep industry in Virginiawhich is a large and important year our dog tax collection willamount to $300,000. The elimination of stray cats andtramp dogs which destroy tho eggs ofQuail, Grouse, Larks, Ducks, Plover,and other magnificent game and seed-eating birds has been appalling. Onlythe sportsman or naturalist apprec-ciates the significance of eliminatingthese destructive creatures. Curtail-ing the havoc wrought by the sheepkilling dog amounts to more than im-portant tariff on wool. Tariff is designed to make shee
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