8.
I want to annoe at this tim   that addittlema sientiftI studies,
esporiment statten work en methods of ncreasiag feed supply sad controlling
sever,            practical and large-scal tild operatieas to Ancrease qall
have been resmed at the soe of the origbal qual Investittion by a new
organizatim known as the Cooperative atall ftudy Association that start-A
ighly desirable folIce up work in the 4pring of 1931. As the esontifie progrean
eid results to date hae been covered by a soparate paper for tho olentiftt Research
'.eseisAI will not go lato that part here.
Members of the Associatin are practieng seiantifle qWall meamgeat
on their holding totalliag more tban a quarter of a millon eareeIargely in the
states of Geergia, eridaouth Carellna and Alabama. After thearies and IAdes have
bees given a trial at the Assootaton    xpedent Statien near themoille, Ga.,
such as prove worthwhile are available for use on the lands of the Member. ra
this ease we may truthfally claf that scientific researcb and practical field
operatims are preseeding together.
As fUll retots are kept of all scientlfi stadtos end experimmt statien
workas weIl an the results of the practical applicattin of nothets recomended
otensive acreages teluding varying onditins and seil types,tt Is hoped
by he spansere of the project that the work will ulItStely prove of assestane
to all Interested In quail Increase in the Southest.
The me fact that the spensors of the orginal 4uall Invetigti
have reseumd selantific studies, ad are ustag the results of 4hs stuies &
dovelopather lands, iaicates their oafttne In the soundness of this
proeedure. It might as well be mde, perfeotly clearhere sad now however
aOat    -QtaM        * the teehnique of qUall managemet 44 still    in a very
embryoss stage of developmnt, aid 44%4 the work of the new Assootatien is  171-1
ted- a groping toward the light.
Another outgrowth of the nail Investigation consists of a grouwag series
Of qail increase 'deaonstratims" originated by Messrs. herward sad Davis while