Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bobwhite Quail Propagation As most States require a license for the propagation Of game birds and have regulations regarding their disposal, persons wishing to raise bobwhite should first consult the State game commission, which usually has Offices at the capital. In selecting a site for quail pens, an area on high ground, prefer ably with a slope toward the east, should be sought, and there should be no wet places nearby where mosquitoes might breed. Game birds should not be reared near poultry or other domesticated birds because of the danger of contracting their diseases. Likewise, the vicinity Of the pens must be kept free Of manure piles, garbage heaps, and other sources of contamination. If the enclosure is at least 500 feet from sources of infection that might be transmitted by flies, the danger of disease will be much lessened. It is desirable to enclose the quail area with a 6 - foot chicken-wire fence 3 to keep out stray dogs, cats, and other animals, because game birds are easily frightened, and, when panic-stricken, fly violently against the wire ceiling of their runs, sometimes scalping themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.