The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-11
The sparrsus

Tho individual Who III ignorant rnrsu.
ance of hobby introduce ar helped te
Introduce tho English al arrow into
America msy comfort i mscf with
tho Idea that lie has brought upon biz
country an inliotion which will cluts
his name 70 b. held II detostation by
overy farmer In tho land. When th:.
wicked. tyrann.cal. splsr. mischieyoul
and destructive bird was ilrs; intrUducod
tr cd In VAN to utter . warning
through 4 popular agricultural Journal
Hot rs that would have bccn going
sgaihs. The current oi popular 'ecl;n;
lust then my suggestions wcru sup.
u. sssed. and instead tho little psf wss
pra.. d and phsed and good po nts si.
'iributeI % him which he did not ard
never dh Vpssess, Sbjle I'll hs svil
habits were ,,i>qrod IL almost Ger.
t. q that the oniy service xhich no wa
believed To have ei!ornct was In NO
case his work. but tho .esalt OF natufsl
agencies, which arc Away; oissfive 70
redyca the number u inssut ! ssls whom
thsy. at timss.. 'feoone 0Sailv
numerous The sparrow WIS broextA
here 10 dostroy the measuring worms;
which infested the trees OF tho Eastern
tics he came aud the WORMS went
And Il ~as supposed the sparfows do
youred them. Tie present ,ea- we
have had . perfect deln.e OF worms and
tho trees have Icon 50 overwhelmed
With them that thousands have been do
ivcd OF their lcavea These arc the
fall web-wormN which leave their
webs when fully grUwn and sprexd
everywhere. Thoy. ,ievour the leavos
Of ms, poplars. " lows, plums. her.
r'cs aprles, Virginia CT. eptr and othei
irees and plants. and they have swarm vi
over houses and nto them 20 as 10 have
cen swept out with the breom. But
nary arrow touched o wbrm.
On the contrary. thoy have been en-;
gagged In their natural work. which Il
eating. They have brok, n down
the wheat and rye and devoured tie
grain; they hare focksd upon the
shocks, and have torn. tho gra n from
the cars: they lave to- n open the cord:
husks and have dcvnurcd tho m Ky
grain. and now that the corn Is In
shock they may be counted BY the hun.
dteds In the oorn.telds still seallne
tho gran. This b their Old trick. and
English farmers have EeeI used 70 b re
boys with guns and mon with nets ID
destroy ihs pests by thousands to save
their crops. And We must soon do the
same thing.
Legislatures have passed laws pro
tocting the pests. urged thereto BY
per cns OF the same type as those mis-
guided and ignorant ones who have
procured laws by which farmers arc
prevented from selling pure aweet
skinned milk under anv circumstances
In the Il o.. TO tho Infinite loss rnd ,iet-.
rirncnt Of Thousands OF poor oh ldrsn
Who would lind In h wholesome and
cheap aiticle Of food he farmers
should insist a. on. having these laws
Abolished. Sparrows are mot Insect.
eat nG birds They dsrour tho buds OF
trees In winter End IN, simmer dsvour
fruit. grain and seeds. They arc. there
fore, out Of the Let OF useful blr ID
/ hey arc, however. cry good eating.
they arc always plump and fat and arc
rs good game as tho reesl birds They
Me so!d In tho English and Frcnch
markets. and ara accounted delicacy
whom entombed under tho crust Of .
pie. Il would DO picty to turn them
to this use here. and rs farmers are ur'
doubtedly justified In savin their crops
from the despoilors, they can not only
do this, but secure ah agreeable varia-
ton frpm the ffeIuant pork and bacon
by shooting or trapping them and hav.
iny than served up In pics or rosated
In the ovcn.-Cor. ~ z. Times.