should be near natural escape cover and near water.

should be near natural escape cover and near water. As with any planting the better the seed bed is prepared, and the better the location for growing,' the better the patch will do. This is not to suggest that you use your best bottom land for wildlife food, but often times a cornfield will have irregular edges which are difficult to plant and cultivate, but are suit able for a food patch. Stream bottoms or crooked grownup fence rows are also ideal spots for patches. The patch should not be too large, 1/8, 1/4 or at the most 1/2 acres, if in solid blocks. Long narrow strips bordering some natural cover are the best. Strips, 10, 20, maybe 40 feet wide around a grown-up, abandoned field or down through an orchard should prove fruitful, or maybe one edge of the garden. Strips along the road’s edge and right in abandoned woods roads will prove helpful to quail and particularly grouse. Seed variety that grows well in shady areas should be con-, sidered here. Some seed will be available through the Gam« Commission. This will of necessity be limited, but it is hoped that two bags will be available to every one interested. This will plant approximately 1/4 acre and will be enough for some folks needs while it will be only a token amount for others. Get your two bags of annual mix and then buy some additional seed if a larger area is available for planting. The Game Commission’s annual mix consists of a number of varieties, including Korean les