Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-22 | Page 20 | Will Stock Moab Valley with Quail

WILL STOCK MOAB VALLEY WITH QUAIL Moab people have taken the initia tive in providing for the stocking of their territory with game, according to in formation for-mation 'received hy state officials. Twenty -one pairs of bob white quail will be turned los3 in t he Mnah valley shortly, as the result of Supervisor S. B. Locke's efforts. Locke circula ted a subscript Ion pa per among Moab business men. and within a short time secured a sufficient amount to purchase forty-two birds. The qua il cost an average of ?4 a rair. In addition to being snlendid species of game bird, the bob white qnnil are a lso said to be a first aid to fanners in pro-t pro-t eciing crops against mice, worms and other pests.