Summary
The Beaver Island Game Club planted grain and clover in clearings as a wildlife-attraction experiment.
Evidence and limits
The intended wildlife effects are reported hopes, not measured results.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.The June 1961 issue reports that the Game Club planted short-season corn, oats, and white clover-ladino in island clearings. The stated aims were to attract grouse, deer, and fall geese; the seeds were growing well. The intended wildlife effects are reported hopes, not measured results.