ADDRESS ALL GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS TO STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION. MADISON

 
COMMISSIONERS                                            MATT. PATTERSON

TIE STATE OF WISCONSIN                    DEPUTY DIRECTOR 
WILLIAM MAUTHE, CHAIRMAN                                    C. L. HARRINGTON

FOND DU LAC      THSUPT. OF FORESTS AND PARKS 
0. C. LEMKE. WAUSAU                                         B. 0. WEBSTER

A. W. ICKS, GREEN SAY  CONSERVATION COMMISSION               SUPT. OF FISHERIES

HASKELL NOYES. MILWAUKEE                                    H.W. MAC KENZIE

L. M. HOBBINS. MADISON                                       CHIEF WARDEN

E. M. DAHLBERG. SECRETARY     PAUL D. KELLETER              WM. F. GRIMMER

LADYSMITH                                                  E UPT. OF GAME

CONSERVATION DIRECTOR          F. G. WILSON 
CHIEF FIRE WARDEN 
D. H. KIPP 
SUPT. OF EDUCATION 
MADISON,          AND PUBLICATIONS 
.i iin that it would be almost 2mpossable to have them locate tne 
nests, and staking them before cutting time, as at that time of tre 
year, the farmer is very busy with other work, and i or the 2nex- 
perienced it is quite a job To locate the nests. The farmers in 
this territory are all glad to have Hungarian Partridge on their 
farms, however, they are not so enthused about the pheasant. 
With the assistance of 'r. C. xotdke, a sportsman farmer, 
oi tns county, I tried out a device, to attach on the mower to iiusn 
The birds ahead of the cutter. I am enclosing photograph and 
illustration regarding this Obirdflushera. 
This is a very sinple device consisting of a 12 Ioot cold 
rolled steel rod 3/b inches thickness. The one end is threauea or 
a 0/6 inch nut and fastened on the end of the cutter, there ib a place 
for this to be bolted on all T'akes o mowers. This device extends 
aoout 2k feet an front of' the blades on the end, it Then angles oii 
aoout * feet and fastens on the britchen strap on the harness ot Tne 
nearest horse. The photographs and illustrations will give you. 
oetter idea of what it is like. This device disturbs the hay     o- o 
o Teet in front of The cutter, Thereby flushing any bird it comes in 
contact with before it touches the mower. with this device 1he 
moment the bird is flushed the team has plenty of time to stop oeiore 
oird comes in contact with the mower. 
We made several tests and flushed several species o song 
birds and one partridge and there was ample time for the farmer to 
stop his team and investigate to see whether or not there was a UeSl. 
In our experiments we found that in no way did this ce- 
vice harm the hay or annoy the Team. Several farmers I talked witn 
were enthused with the idea, and I believe local gun clubs, The Walton 
Uhapters, etc., could find some way of supplying these to farmers.  it 
can be installed on the mower in three minutes and costs betweeii ',o 
and 60 cents for the rod and thread. 
thouid further information be desired do not hesitate to 
call on me. The opinions reached by yourself, Er. Leopold ana Lr 
Yeatter will be of great interest to me and I shall look forward to 
hearing from you. 
Very truly yours 
C/Conservation Ward en 
 
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