Show nnnnnnnnnnn Profit in Iowa Deer Farm v Conducted by Trapper Who Had Tried Wild Geese and Wolves with No Success Des Moines la Twenty miles southwest south-west of Mason City is tho only door farm in the west It is operated by John W Griggs a hunter and trapper trap-per of pioneer days who has a herd of 100 deer from which he yearly realizes re-alizes a good profit Griggs farm has been a zoological retreat for years First he reared wolves then wild geese then antelope ante-lope then elk and now deer Ho began be-gan 15 years ago with a pair of Virginia Vir-ginia deer and has experimented with white tails black tails and other hybrids hy-brids but the climate of Iowa has evolved a typo of tho northern deer as the one hardy enough for all purposes pur-poses Griggs pays as much attention to tho breeding of tho deer ns tho average aver-age former does to tho breeding of horses This Is necessary to prevent inbreeding which means scrubs Tho mating season is in November the ffvrTife tiro born in May or Juno and by fall the spots have all left the fawns and their normal coat of hair appears Deer In captivity breed as well as in tho wild state Young does usually glvo birth to a single fawn but tho older ones usually have twins Last year Grlggs 35 does brought him 56 fawns These require no care Tho deer corral which Includes a large piece of woodland is surrounded surround-ed by an elght foot woven wire fence doubly strengthened as to posts Tho natural food of deer is the green bits of the forest but they can bo taught to like corn whllo alfalfa and clover are delicacies that appeal to their appetites ap-petites Grlggs markets yearly all tho deer he cares to sell For park purposes ho gents from 25 to 30 each whllo for venison ho secures as much from a carcass tho antlers bringing in an average of five dollars each About the only losses come from Injuries inflicted in-flicted when a deer is frightened and from conflicts of angry or Jealous bucks |