Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 4 · column 2 of 9 · from the scan, no model involved
Exotic Bird
Experiments
Narrow Field
Spring releases of pheasants by the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries in most sections of Virginia have just been completed, according to Game Farm Supervisor, Dennis Hart, this brings the number of exotic game birds released to about 15,000 since the program began in 1958. "Our most positive findings to date," Hart said, “concern those species which our stocking experiments show have little potential for surviving in Virginia.* ffbe rsd , jupgje* ^pwl was eliminated from ‘ the state stocking program when the birds repeatedly suffered from frost bitten feet when exposed to normal winter weather at the game farm. Two strains of Iranian blacknecked pheasants have been eliminated in their pure form since hybrids of these and! ringnecks have experienced! a much higher survival rate, j Current Game Commission! release experiments involve 3 ; types of pheasants and one i species of partridge. The! blackneck - ringneck hybrid i pheasant is being stocked throughout the piedmont and
85.1%