BASKETT SLOUGH, one mile north of RICKREALL on highway 99W POLK CO., OREGON February 9, 1950 11:00 to 1:30. Weather: High clouds. Area Covered: Flooded fields on west side of highway and 1,000 acre farm covering both hillside and lowland belonging to Mr. William Cadle. Description of area: The flooded fields on the west side of the area belong to a man named Palmer, who raises English rye grass, alsike clover and hairy vetch for seed. The rye grass was about 3 inches high. The legumes were [illegible] put with it as a companion crop of sparse quantity. The ducks were in flooded fields with this crop. Adjoining ground, uncultivated and along the creek, is subject to flooding. The farm belonging to Mr. William Cadle is on the east side of the highway. Mr. Cadle's fields are large, each being around 300 acres. Part of this land lies on a ridge. Mr. Cadle alternates Austrian winter peas with barley. The ridge is about 200 feet higher than the lower areas. Mr. Cadle also has a duck pond, which we did not investigate. He feeds the birds artificially here. Many more geese feed on Mr. Cadle's land than was pre- sent this particular day. He reports, [illegible] that the geese left his land during the snows the first of January and that they are just beginning to come back. Mr. Cadle says a small flock of goose appeared on his farm 18 years ago. [illegible] More geese came back each year untail in recent years several thousand have been wintering on his land. Mr. Cadle, who is a graduate of OSC in forestry in 1935, appears to be a good observer. He says the goose like peas and volunteer barley, but don't take vetch. He says 39 geese were taken on his land this last season. Hunt- ing is carried out two days per week. This is raised to three towards the last of the season. Canada Goose - 1050 on the area. All but 300 of these were on the Cadle property. It seemed odd to watch geese graze on a hill- side, where they looked like they could beK sheep at a distance. Mr. Cadle feels the geese do him little or no damage except around his duck pond, where he plants corn for the ducks. He keeps the geese out of his corn patch by scare crows which are moved each day. The scare crows work find he says as long as they are moved. A flatted out tin can [illegible] dangling from the arm of each helps he says. Snow Goose - Flock of about 50 on the Palmer place. Only 8 of these were juviniles for certain. Mallard - 125 Baldpate - 29 Pintail - 125. All ducks on the Palmer Place. Green-winged Teal - 70 Canvasback - Pair in a flooded field on the Palmer Place. Red-tail - 1 Valley Quail - covey on the Palmer Place. Crows - flock of about 200 in one field. Horned Lark - 2 on the Pălmer Place W. Meadowlark