MUNIVERSITY OF IDAHO HAS   ýj, 
                               A GAME DEPARTMENT 
 
     From the Portland, "Oregonian" - "Wild Life Lines"
we quote an account of 
the newly established Poultry Department of the University of Idaho, which
is 
interesting. 
     This University was visited by a du Pont representative last spring
when 
the idea of a game department was in contemplation. A talk with Professor
C. E. 
Lampman, Head of the Department revealed they are primarily interested in
arti- 
ficial raising of game to see whether or not methods can be devised to satisfac-

torily raise game at a cost much less than that now generally obtaining in
com- 
mercial game farms. 
 
           "Artificial hatching of pheasant eggs was carried on as an
experi- 
      ment at the poultry department of the University of Idaho here last
spring. 
      It was demonstrated that the wild birds can be raised artifically when

      given proper environment, according to C. E. Lampman, head of the do-

      Lartment, who had charge of the experiments, working in co-operation
with 
      tne state game department. 
          Last spring a batch of 100 China pheasant eggs were sent to the
uni- 
      versity from the Lapwai game farm. They were set in an incubator and
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      hatched. The total mortality from the artificial brooding was only
five, 
      which indicates excellent results for the first trial. bimilar experiments

      will be carried out this spring and it is expected that methods of
arti- 
      ficial inoubation and brooding will be found that can be used successfully

      at the state game farm at Lapwai to greatly increase the output. -