CORNELL UNIVERSITY 
LABORATORY OF ORNITHOLOGY 
  MCGRAW HALL. ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
 
                     January 8, 1929 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mr. Aldo Leopold 
In charge of Game Survey, 
421 Chemistry Building, 
Madison, Wisconsin 
 
1,y dear Mr. Leopold: 
 
 
              Replyin# to your letter of December 12th, 
         the dates of the grouse shortage in New York 
         so far as I have been able to get an d    ne 
         information, have followed ten year periods - 
         1907, 1917, and 1927. That is to say, these 
         years the most general shortage throughout 
         the state has been reported, resulting in a 
         closed season the following years. Local 
         shortages seem to have occurred practically 
         every year in some part of the state. 
              If you have any similar information 
         "from other states which you have secured in 
(J /connection with your game survey I should 
        be very glad to see it. 
             Professor Hosmer showed me a copy of 
        your proposed game survey, and likewise 
        the cooperative quail investigation. Should 
        you have any additional copies I should be 
        glad to receive ona dn.d to give you any 
        information which I may have. 
 
 
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Professor of Ornithology 
 
 
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