COMMISSIONERS         V 
~DR. JOE W. JONES 
                              DAWSON SPRINGS. KY. 
                           DR. B. L. KEENEY 
                               PRINCETON, KY. 
                           HARLAN H. WINTERS 
                               ASHLAND. KY. 
 
 
                                                          JOHN L. TRUMBO

                       ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO        EXECUTIVE AGENT

                   KENTUCKY GAME AND FISH COMMISSION 
                           NOT TO INDIVIDUALS 
 
 
                               February 10, 1932. 
 
 
 
 
Mr. Aldo Leopold, 
905 University Avenue, 
Madison, Wisconsin. 
 
Dear Mr. Leopold: 
 
                 During the year of 1931 the Kentucky Game and 
 
Fish Commission liberated about 1000 English ring neck pheasants 
 
in Kentucky. They have contracted for about 10000 eggs of the 
 
English ring neck that we will deliver to parties throughout the 
 
State for hatching. The Kentucky Commission will purchase all 
 
birds raised by them in a sound and healthy condition when from 
 
ten to twelve weeks of age. After the birds are banded, the 
 
Commission plans to liberate them throughout the State. 
 
                 I have advised the Oommission that before the 
 
birds were liberated they make a survey of the State in order 
 
that they might determine where conditions were most ideal for 
 
successful planting, and, in order to do this intelligently, it 
 
will be necessary to secure the services of a competent person. 
 
I am, therefore, writing you to know if you would be willing to 
 
undertake the work, and, if you are, I would thank you to give me 
 
your terms. In the meantime the Kentucky Commission will possibly