Wm B. Richardson 1937 57 General Account Kings Association Frees Pheasants HANFORD, Jan. 26 (VNS)-With a rush of whirring wings 72 Chinese pheasants went into their natural wild state Sunday morning when released from their cages. The birds given their freedom represent one of the major activities in conservation undertaken by the Kings County Wildlife Conservation Association. Members of the State fish and game commission, here at the invitation of sportsmen in the association, opend the trap doors to send the hardy game birds on their flights in the heart of the big Heinlen ranch west of Lemoore. The birds came to the county from the Yountville state game farm as chicks six months ago and have been cared for and raised at the association pens at the fair grounds. Of the 80 chicks received only sev- en were lost and one was crippled. Far From Tame It might be thought that six months of domestication would have a tendency to tame the birds to some extent, but such was not the case, for their natural wild state was shown in their hurried flight to freedom when the crates were open- ed. The release was made in an ideal spot for wild life in about the cen- ter of the Heinlen ranch along Kings river. The birds were strong and will be able to care for them- selves along the sheltered river banks and will find a bounteous sup- ply of wild food on the adjoining pasture lands. Porterville Evening Records Feb. 9 1937