. Game farming for profit and pleasure. A manual on the wild turkeys, grouse, quail or partridges, wild ducks and the introduced pheasants and gray partridges; with special reference to their food, habits, control of natural enemies and the best methods of preserving and breeding: including, also, an appendix on powder, loads, Game and game-birds. 1890 the ornithologist WilHam Brewster ascertained that there were only about 200 heath-hens living on the island. They have since been given some special attention by a game warden and the losses due to game enemies, fires and other causes hav
. Game farming for profit and pleasure. A manual on the wild turkeys, grouse, quail or partridges, wild ducks and the introduced pheasants and gray partridges; with special reference to their food, habits, control of natural enemies and the best methods of preserving and breeding: including, also, an appendix on powder, loads, Game and game-birds. 1890 the ornithologist WilHam Brewster ascertained that there were only about 200 heath-hens living on the island. They have since been given some special attention by a game warden and the losses due to game enemies, fires and other causes have been checked somewhat. The birds are said to respond slowly to this protection, but their numbers are reported to be in- creasing. A few skilled game keepers devoting their entire attention to the protection of these birds soon would reduce the hawks and the cats and other enemies and the increase in numbers undoubtedly would be rapid because the destruction of each enemy would mean the saving of many birds. The bird is especially desirable since it thrives on the scrub oak lands of the Eastern states and it might be restored in places where no game of any kind now occurs. At present it is of no value to sport and, of course, it no longer is eaten. Since it was formerly sufficiently abundant to seU for only a few cents in the markets, it is evident that it can be made profitably plentiful now that all meats are dear. The foods of the heath-hen, as given by the earlier ornitholo- gists, are the bayberry, which abounds in many parts of Martha's Vineyard, the partridge berry, cranberry, rose hips, acorns, and pine and alder buds. There are many places where these foods are sufficiently plentiful to support a good head of heath-hens and it is to be hoped they may be restored to their former Inspecting tieath Hen Country 33. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance
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