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 On Your Own Home Farm

They are easy to obtain and, furthermore, pheasant-raising is considered the most profitable branch of game-raising at present. The birds are Hght eaters, of good size, and they, as well as their eggs, bring excellent prices. Aside from the pecuniary aspects, however, there is a fascination in the raising of game birds which will amply repay the bird-lover for the time and money he may devote to this enterprise. I f you are interested in raising game for profit or pleasure, write to the National Audubon Association, 1794 Broadway, New York city, for information on the subject which they are glad to furnish

����While pheasant raising is the most lucrative branch of game- breeding, many prefer to rear quails, as the young birds stay with the hen and run with her for shelter to the coop during showers, whereas young pheasants often merely squat on the ground

��This is an exterior view of the duck-house at Amston, Connect- icut. It solves the problem of caring for the deep-water ducks whose feet, if kept out of water during winter, are apt to freeze

��restricted range. Thanks to game farming it is now the most abundant and useful species on earth. What may not be expected of the wild goose, the wild duck, the quail, the pheasant and the wild turkey when they too have been domesticated ? Here is a fertile field for lovers of wild life

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