Show X four our H clubs raise pheasants for state forester reports during the 4 H club year 1939 members of 12 counties in utah participated in the stafe wida project of raising pheasants states J whitney floyd extension forester the 12 counties represented were beaver box elder cache davis garfield iron juab millard morgan salt lake sanpete San pete and rich with club members working in this project pheasants raised during this period numbered 1573 and upon reaching the age of 12 to 15 weeks were sold by the 4 H members to the state fish and game department prices paid for the birds were 80 cents apiece for those raised from eggs and ready to plant and 75 cents for birds i raised a ased from chicks and ready for planting seven counties received chicks and the club members raised per cent of the total issue while the five counties receiving eggs raised per cent of the chicks hatched according to carl extension club members will receive chicks and eggs this year making a total of these chicks and eggs will be distributed throughout 17 counties of utah to be cared for by regularly enrolled 4 H club i members who have signed up for i participation in this project |