An evaluation of Virginia's farm game program

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dc.contributor.authorLittle, Harold Alfreden
dc.contributor.committeechairMosby, Henry S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWilson, F. D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberYoung, H. N.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPardue, Louis A.en
dc.contributor.departmentWildlife Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:30:08Zen
dc.date.adate2010-02-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:30:08Zen
dc.date.issued1951-06-05en
dc.date.rdate2010-02-23en
dc.date.sdate2010-02-23en
dc.description.abstractInterviews with the Farm Game Cooperators in Game Conservation Districts II, V and VI disclosed that individual landowners were interested in improving habitats for farm game species. In order of preference of wildlife planting materials cooperators chose annual seeds, <u>L. bicolor</u> seeds, <u>L. bicolor</u> plants and <u>L. sericea</u>. (Pp.25-35) The data on cultural practices indicate that the Farm Game Program cooperators need to follow instructions of the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries for planting, fertilizing and cultivating wildlife materials in order to receive maximum benefits from the objectives of the Farm Game Program. (pp. 38-52) Cooperators considered the wildlife plantings of intrinsic value in that they were using the plantings for erosion control, food and cover for wildlife, field-woods borders and turn rows for farm machinery. (Pp. 55-56) It was observed that farm game species were utilizing wildlife food plantings established in 1950-51. The perennial plantings were immature yet in many instances they attracted quail, rabbits, turkey and deer. The data on food availability as determined by ground quadrant samples taken from wildlife food plantings on the three specific areas indicate that adequate food is be:ing produced on one-eighth acre plots, which have been maintained according to recommended cultural practices. A hundred percent increase was noted in quail populations on the Hawfield Game Demonstration Area during 1950. (Pp. 70-75)en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extent98 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02232010-020118en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02232010-020118/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41254en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1951.L577.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 24314314en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1951.L577en
dc.subject.lcshFarms -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshGame and game-birds -- Virginiaen
dc.titleAn evaluation of Virginia's farm game programen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineWildlife Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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