Show u NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRY Widespread and Rapidly Growing Interest in Pheasant In an interesting bulletin on Raising in the united issued by the department of it is stated that within recent years a new the rearing of has begun to engage attention in the United and propagating ranging from the single pen with one or two pairs of birds to the of many acres and of birds are scattered throughout the The English pheasant X a hybrid between the Eng lish and large numbers I S designated V I ten has more or Mood of the of Japan th the English J and the English ring-re referred as the the Mongolian pheasant which less complete white ant the but m resembles the more than it does gneck and is rarest of the in American preserves It is a native of the about Lake may be started lature birds or with iter to be hatched by Many are tempted to eggs because of but the uncertainties at-t on hatching the eggs and the young are such that probably cheaper to secure S grown birds at the to be tried they should in January or be delivered in April or They should be placed un-Ht hen as soon as may be reputable dealers or they from Europe or i stock be be saved by securing it h experienced and reliable who are familiar be A pen should Tided and supplied with nd On the arrival birds the crate should be in the an opening be made in the crate in the allow the birds to escape a and the attendant I. leaving the find their way out first few days they should as little as of pheasants vary he They are low-the dose of the breeding and increase gradually The vary also to the But so things are to purity 01 from care in Ent and other es Prices do not always e cheapest pheasants are least a drained is K pheasant but a sl of sandy com- fur ideal Clay is the poorest soil for the as it is likely to foster The pens should be provided with plenty of both sunshine and They should be constructed of chicken like ordinary poultry Each pen should cover at least square more if Contracted quarters induced disease and acord their timid occupants too little protection from The pen should be from six to eight feet high and should be above with If the pheasants are likely to be disturbed cord netting should be stretched six inches or more below the top wire to prevent the birds from injuring themselves by flying violently against the as they are apt to do when It of feasible to keep pheasants in a pen open at the top by besides disfiguring disables them Birds that are to be liberated should never be as it makes them useless for sport and a ready prey to natural Clipping is objectionable owing to the necessity for frequent Pheasants are and the less they are disturbed the especially when The pens and sheds should be kept scrupulously There is no more fruitful source of disease among pheasants than chips and twigs may be scattered about to attract and boughs for shelter should not be Each pen should be thoroughly spaded and limed every two or three Cover should be provided for the The pens may be sown with timothy and other grass early enough to furnish ample cover by the time the birds are turned Small evergreens may be grown inside with decided Careful protection must be against various The bulletin gives many details of interest and importance to persons intending to rear the Town and |