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Propagation of game birds

ii, 57 pages : 23 cm · "Success in the propagation of game birds has been enjoyed in the United States by individuals, by sportsmen's organizations, and by state game departments. There have been failures, of course, but methods that assure success are known. These are treated concisely in this bulletin and are elaborated upon in other publications ... Raising game birds may be made profitable, since the demand exceeds the supply of adult birds for breeding, of both young and adults for restocking, and of eggs for distribution to farmers and shooting clubs."--Ii · Cover title · General requirements -- Licenses -- Site -- sanitation -- Vermin control -- Shipping game birds and their eggs -- Liberating game birds in coverts -- Improving coverts for upland game birds -- Primary stock -- Ring-necked pheasants -- Aviary, or fancy, pheasants -- Bobwhite quail -- Hungarian partridges -- Native grouse -- Wild turkeys -- Wild ducks -- Wild geese -- Swans · Includes bibliographical references · Contribution from Bureau of Biological Survey

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