Show CARE GIVEN OUR WILD BIRD LIFE deputy hull and assistants stamping out I 1 disease in marshes duck hunting in the famous marshes west ot of brigham city should be as good as usual at the opening of the season this year and the ducks and other wild birds should be in excellent condition by reason of the care and attention that has been given them during the summer months by deputy game com lioner james S hull and his employees 1 early in july frederick C lincoln associate biologist U S biological I 1 I 1 survey of 0 washington D a came to brigham city and spent several weeks with deputy hull in banding 1 I 1 wild ducks shortly before mr air Lincol ns visit here deputy hull had I 1 noticed that disease was beginning to creep in among the ducks and that a number of 0 them were ill this illness it is said is due to the drinking j of stagnant water that accumulates in holes and small ponds following a rain storm and becomes I 1 with alkali sufficient to affect the ducks drinking ithe immediately set out to correct this evil employing a number of young men to clear i up the situation and they ha have ve met with wonderful success in eradicating this illness among the wild birds the boys who are work I 1 ing without salary have gone down into the marshes each week where they have made their camp and worked wor wordeal kec i with the sick ducks after going out where the ducks are congested the boys tire fire off their guns and immediately i all healthy birds fly into the I 1 air the sick ones remaining are I 1 taken up and removed to pens provid proved ed in the fresh river water where they j soon show vat improvement later the sick birds are brought to this city and given special care and treat j ment until they fare are entirely well i ducks improving rapidly are banded I 1 and let loose on the river banks alter after i becoming entirely well in this manner the health conditions of bird eifel life in the marshes is kept in j feet shape and the disease has been practically wiped wipe dout out I 1 the work of the local and game association and deputy com comi 1 i missioner hull in caring tor for fish and wild game of the county is very corn com 1 men like mr air lincoln of the biological survey and other ex 1 1 ports on the subject say that mr hull Is one of the best informed men on oil wild bird life in the entire coun try and his hia work here is meeting the general approval of state and national game ganie officers |