, 1874-10-10

It VIVA decided that tho work Of foreign mia-
! eionB should receive III future mure attention.
rho attendance IL not as largo M common.
oN.CATCHING.
! How TWO Trappors Work lit ftnine~
Long anu Patioaat Laaorx.
From tie Ls.ristot. journal.
| Benjamia c. and lteulon Z. Allctl (falher and
| son) are thrifty, weilto-do farmers Of Turner.
and successful pfgcon-catclors, taxing eacl Sea-
| SOL from 800 to ts200 worth Of birds. Denja-
| min, tho older Allen, has had largo exporienco
in pigeou-netsing, he having sprung his irts trap
| New Ha,npshre, and the birds wore moro plenty
than they are no~ III tl,is country, or any palt
Of thu State. Ono shifting per dozon was what
Tho Concord daa'srs thought about right for
them iu thoso days. Nov they aoll readily Tor
II Bhi1lingH and son1a:imqs moro. The AilenB
| have two beds, distaus FROM each other atout
ono milo. Tho necessity, or advantage iather,
Of two is, That when tho birds nre driven from
ono by netting Or my other cauae. t,oy ty to tho
other, and 70 oss il provon.cd. Our reporter
visited ono Of theso beds q fnw days since. Ao
found it situated in Tho cans1o Of clearing Of
about acres IN extent. Upon it4 H'dcs vas tho
"etaud which is nAde bY stripping small trees
OF their foliage aad ainalier limbs and settiug
them into tha ground. In tlcoe limbs tho bisda
nsht, aud remN1n until thoy afo ready to doaeend
upon the bed Tor the pulroso Of fcod!ng. The
bod III simply tho fee1ng- ground cloared for
tho purpose tf wording tho net with which
tho birds a.e takon. This ouo IL about 90 by
70 feet. Tie turf bns becu removed, aud It iBas
smooth aud hard an she caon-1lour or n Western
| pioneer. Aioug one edge Of tho bed tho e. uiu
(ccrn and bu,iwheat) is scattarei. IL or
il inches iii Width. There is also grain in n
shallow trough tint ia supported lv email pu:cs
about . feet III length. Al onco uuop the sltlat-
pearanco Of lilo tno,s in tho spring t}o bcIn nre
Waited, vorv carefully cleared OF ful.un Leaves
or other foreign substances, aud tho birds ua,Led
by leaving graltl; and throughou: tho spsing and
Hatnmor they are viaited and Kept constantly Cup
piled with food But usually tits not until alter TIN
Allona have harvested their Any crop that tsy
lnalie auy ATTEMPT to CAPTURE thosn. After hhy-
ing tlley devote their tino lArreiy to theul. al.
saoht aoon aa 1t ia light tho bcda ago visited a,Aa
renleniahod with grain. md aguin Ut noon tho
birds nre led Thllo at nearly oil hours Of tho
dny tho mon, glu iu hand, are hsuntng their To-
entities to eco TINT no outsiders srsspass upon
tleir properly, and to phoot tho predatory hawhs
which are tue great scpurgo to pieeonu s1sd die
conragemeDt TO pigoon-catchers.
When tho birds havo gathered aufiicont
number, and it IL decided to catch than, tue net
With boxes for hoins tho birds, il Itxcod upon
!! edge Of tho clearing.. Horo the bnxua aro loft
j Until wanted, ana the not taaon to tho bed
The nets used BY tho A!lons ARC OF their own
make, the moshes being about an inch square:
tho net is attached to ropo 1u0 lcot ar moro iu
length. The endB aFo gatborell upon smaller
! and shorter, cord. say 8 feot in 1ength, which
gives slack whlch torms largo bng: In set
rope. as it is termed, is 1aasanod to lil.o polo
tant from tho bed. Si,o II ~ o:her assf e's asd
y, +a nttao9e1 hn to oos. amilsr ni ue!e et te
20 feet fiont the bed, mud directly opposite tho
iiras pole. Tho bough-!ouAo ia fuat what it's
namo pant III! eate:, sna'i 1nt,se nstis Of bcukhs.
from which t!'e birds asa' s:arohed raEl tho not
rIttt III 49,
o'cs 1t u stretched drt~ iy acroga tho bel, Tho
|. IN 81 the net being just The tngh OF tho
fsnA Iho outside Of tho net il then pinned
bed. 'oMtstda .ns Of tho hea, whors tae grain il
acr0tstA l!o 'nsldo Of tho not, Ut tho one to
Which tlo 10, ar tho grain to tls outside tho @
pushed bsck otl g. RPS t. attached ong thereby
polss to be Two " ptGfap, s"2P fm aya y%
iI baeb over tic bed ~ I'd tLas ssx s8' oan J"'G ia
"Gy.staiYs." T 50 ar,asg pull u III tho A rons rs
diaplaesd Iy shart 'p,,in nss 'ia il .ono AZ ito
from tlio ",,, no,ith III tho nah ifes tofwala o7cr
rholt lulf The he'd. and ttgt : vt couno liz,
Esa;n in; hra.t:red ant Tnc'r M ,n ip edge oi tla,
BIRDS are fe"tilg. msn I'm i ";u ato tho outer
w. ~ ~ IN 1,. /. Is todi do'a ~ NJ 90 s,s;, sins
eoEu o a. rnsr.Ile md osrti! II ~ M ana.
r!.;.:y o,or 10 so If tr'. .,rrnesa u, ito gru n
!Lo Is' Attn Aits q tho ~,t sa ,,non sne oea wheb is
from eno enont md aiI A:atiprnd gra,hs y srn
m;ccd In aid placed ulngs tlD , aoo ovct VI hmI
w,cl, tho net lies concealed. ."tiren r., tIa
is IN roadness tbs 1soioas' ~ Ins N ',ting U, 10 but
VIII for tlo arrival Of the game ,s freorcns,v
n" Thoy como by twos, t.reos, saa n frsd',unti,
oonIs at a tozou Or npre. 1uy ~ towt, ,,,,on
SOON 10th to leave sho htanu m'a to majority
oauman,v sn fllow Mt orce WheuAo' ftnu % nu tl'9 ~
NJ" vory caniiy frightened. tho> 9 .ai nF mare
tw;r in The bough-hnanu, tbs afll ~" ~ n hawk
birds, or particularly tho anInrnat'on apIat v1 scatter
Mm ,ia n te sS w,tdest maner Tho bt eato'!"
tIti .y; ha eve at MI opou!ut IN tho bo"s a whnn
o'osoiy Nntc!,ea theis novonlonts' amu . Inc
they @ eoamotcs n'' to 1auSa, Sa uHa il wats util
fop" Sa ,,t,st WssN oS them arc upon tho bod; :,
n',1 .as 'on' %S fes,a tuoy will fSeh, aud the'
Ewing tho ropo' e sha1p. hana pm tha aasna' nn,
e9s ona !t two W aud evc threo hundred hr'g NJ, NO
sn",,tin,cs 0nu, taken Ut oiio V;me'w'th net not
le|nsr thau tho one OF which wo Mayo apoaen,
md any o,,e ca,, imagine wls " oSu,s ora ;o ouo
p1ssefnss fsam ,nox MhS Iha G,aeo and and In Tho
hnxan. tho net again prepared, all TUE ientnefs
carofrl!y yickad from tho bed. nna Tue .nn s1mo
sna:te The Aliens nony,Y !sIS ana aisass bss @ Asr
catchlug. e tAuy conway t!so'n 70 tlloir lIosnes.
wI,oro in ono corner OF tho stable they nave
niane nrnpara{I for theu. Hero slioy Iecol'o tuo
sanlo food Oh When hciliE ba'tet9 upon lno uoaa
3nt;,rns xxx conuoWout wilt be M fat Us It aaoH
, uosbii,lo for bird to bo. ,+o
thotr lareo exporieuco and nupntior hkill; m
tIey c|sIa lint it IL owing largely 70 tnelr uso a.
Wit tay tafn "ssea .osfSno sosat" Al n1, sfS; fSey
,t ,nnn their eraiu tor tue purpose ot attract
u: s tlis bits, 1t RIM. suo. nua otlqr arto'ua
are a,nung tle ones euployed bnt tho Allo';s i, T.
kayo uSura Of thoir oS nhlol, thax e,s1'n ia y
m hnyh once tasted, thoy will not willingly loa'e
Whether tlis bo wlim nr not, It Certainly ts
i tact that they capture birds by tho scoso Shefs
, | uhara m nna Alon can.