, 1875-07-21
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
The Bird Question Considorod-~-
TO Kill or Not to Kali.
Iudiscrlminate Slaughter of birds an
Uumillgatod Evil-.-When They
Should Be Killed.
The Poetry Of Bird.Lne-How g Shoe
maker Found Where tho Bwal.
lows Went.

Enumeration Of Some Beneficial Birds
All Birds Natural Enemies Of
INSECTS.
Ertrared for The Chicago 1rfaane.
BnALL We K1II ruk bluuy7
: correspondent last week asked: "Are there
:, any birds TINT do more good tllan harm 7" To
) anamer tlis question IN general way. all that
! womb bo neoee.Ery to SAY would 10, Yes, very
many. This would bo also sfser tho stvo Of
certain aocullet agricultural Journals TINT have
10 much TO say about everything agricultural
that but little room A Loft Tor those questions Of
vital technical iniernst to tho farmor aud lo1t-
culturist.
Il III not tho first time by n scoro that this
question has been askod, and tho discussions on
tho subject BY tho various agricultural and hor.
t1GulsurAi societies would fil inrgo volumo.
Tho prnotioal snRwcr 10 tito question wonld bo,
that the farmer aud hoticultnriat Kill tioso
! brda injurious at tho time they commit thoir
dcprsdations, aud protect shom at ali other
tiilos.
From scientific standpoint. birda arc ono OF
. tho forcoH which Nature employs to keep olhoE
foscca tu check. From an eashctso WOW, they
/ a1o beautiful crettnres given by Providence to
!. help gorify the earth.
THE THOUGHTFUL PHuosoTuro MIND
!! might vol ask IN kll seronsnesB, IL thatc any
| bird whom no uay with safety pursue to OK
! termination7 Upon careful investigation, ho
j would say, Mol But aasiht Nature In checking
that which may become an injury III tho now
order at things which, artificial man creatoB.
Tho philosopher could noyor argue the inas-
eriniuato destruction Of Any birds, snoo ho finds
ttom great helps IN tho obstruction Of insscts.
30 diilicult to man. When bifts increase to 6ncli
an c1tons a. to become seriously obstructive to
thom,
ra".u, ,,-,a .u ,u,,, j., ,,.
sosta'h pl'os a,e uo' ~ VI ni!u,loos ~ .no
farmer, "a tue ot'o'o. tho eat'olrd. robin ohofry
particularly destructive to tho farmer at certair.
season. AZ III, rod. d.,v;npr, 1h,ckbI,d rho frat
] hrda a . NV os"ee;s,1a ahno-,,,,a -, ,ha
oa o'tas men'1oaea We aapee'Auy oohoA'o1a 10 tae
tho quail, prairlo-fowl, aud a othorB Of tue gal
luacaous family nat 1r,in 1s,ccIv ot aucb uas.
.oua IA t1,cy cannot mi inject. snd yot tlera
s,o ~ soud ~, a,.a.1,. usH
by all c'asacH than not only these, but all that
CLASS Of lsud-blrda usually denominptod game
birds,
THE TROUBLE 1a
Ne 10 not sufficiently study To, kno" which arc
thoy may bo doing us exclusive good. and vheu.
nerhnnu sornua infnrv
n.t', "a s.kn roinns for ,r,+.,oo rn.z,o ,ou.
fnit md t,so wh,t tha. %ant 1r~ia T. .uso Ivy
aou II not cerofu]y watchol ,Whst e,ao !? 4
family during tho nastinr acnson or rhnn thc
young aro haschcd, will consume 200 iarJp or
montia II nlowo to mn,,;niy 1onIa ~ t1,ree
or four yoass. proince iuseets euos,ch to con-
sumo every rraen thinr an a sonaTc f1il1 ~ .,sra
runsr nAgc%11r uos1s. ''''' - N~''1'
nnhso,s s "a II: '. a.
1nort carefri nud cnnsna,ttn,a 'ea nha " nnusas,
rncon,nr :. iva s,o,n.nI, ~ z,h ~ VT ana
Contained worma ormhs ~ -" n ,n,rnssra, ,u maun
nr, ~ erd ana III Ap insects,
o ,.'' Hpu ,a a,,, H., etay sno nsme nla 50 IN
sud HnT.,st ,oanv snrts ~ an saIy
septa,per la1ro md aeoa d "Sfln IN ~ feioh ~
iunaer nrocrs tI'str VIZ yo, 4hey can no
Nfnrorror tha ,.,aa 49,, 'eiH y.
aeI intIi.rrtr,ina.. " I @ w h, u9s usa ullno
than upon insects: for tns1 s,o ,ns,o Guy
that Ia nann,hals sn;nr othan ;,.a 'nsooss
th,rofore, worthy f of pFegeryston. D's IL WIss vb
sou a. denroata ~ ey aaso,a su Hoa
cfops; AID il IL surppslnr whst ysly rn littis ui
amonnt of killing viii suffice to drive them from |
h.b,tr.ta tn ~. aie, sSuy noeomn . faif'y
will not etay Whan iho;r ti,as asa a.a
iu danger. Thns IL poraIstnot shnot;nc ha ,,sns
up in u field OF trrnin 0t rnrr 3nr t,en J.,. -
iEas hlorl,h;.J e a.. ~ soin =. lot t"o uasa' 30
the placo fnr that ~ soSr" nasso,, , t;eI
hia erop M rr-tn pro. eot', po'7ea "Ao 1a1oka
tr WE GIVE ron LIST
sndtha t"od ~ shna .ole tonol. varosies Or brdH
nrot, pe !o9u taay eat' yoa may 10 ablo toforn
sutiysfor .n s1oH ' " Hne!r genera value TO tLa
na's a. slaaahter .of birds Is ANYTHING but'wlso.
~ !seL ,tho total exteralna4on Of suy ono
otpsn "ouia probably 9fang With i evils Of m
Ea .p ea1adsmeag 1s a'aSa to 10 overcome
most .plnatlfnl. In prairie Counties birds no
sranxa suinsa 70 nn. Tow specimens quail,
lnn.inx mssisens meadow.lsEke and tho rico
Planl t1ooa sg sme t%D,r np nTKo portion Of them
altoly; for thus they have shelter Protect thou.
sa ~ sh!he A'lllog during tlle fipening Of crops
,osn .uSs shcr return With tho returning