Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-11-01
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BIRDS AND FARMERS.
Instructive Information About Feather.
Friends aud Faes.


Friends aud Faes.
some oi the worst engrais. ,ri.r
Ehich the tent caterpillar mas Ia con-
tend ar" H. yeIlow-5illci and black
billed ctcsoo-. but e-pecia lIy the latter.
since, il l. mors ~ AN orchard bird than
IL ctnnamoa-Wiug-i cousin \ most
effective remedy FOR this p,--;. one
which j. doubtless. Ispean to nsuar. is
a torch vifh & large wick (-uch > ar,
being Es..,i in the campaign viii answer
H. purpose well} attached - the md
u 81 Ionz Ii4h; pole. To b. used in
3urainc UP their webs. 1t has ben
claimed that the branch operated upon
usually dies. bat this Ia. not been my
experience.
Those industrious little black and
white birds. the downy md hairy
wu"'lprcker-. are amous she best
friends cf the urcnar,lis;: they destro-
the norers which infsst fruit trees.
The name. "sapsueser.r BY which
these birds are commonly known.
Is "a MISSIONER. for their only food is
insects The only decidedly injurious
Woudpccisers in North America. and
the only ones to which the name sap
sucker can bs properly applied. are
the yeliow-bellieI woodpeciSer and its
Western relative. the blacll-breasted.
To- Gr-t uaalei is found here in the
fall, winter aud spring. retiring farther
nerth 10 breed. but in that time, it man
a-s-s To- do q zeeut amount OF damage.
considering il limited numbers.
Rambling through an orchard in the
spring, one uay find tree that was
healthy enough the previous fall. but
now with many Of its branches dead.
and Ouly a Few sicllIy leaves can be
found oa the rest. on going closer To
examine It. we lind rings OF puncture-.
commencing ON the main trunk and
extending for some distance I'D the
large. branches. Zach ring i about
six iu 'he- distant from the one below il.
and i- pHaetHrcs ARE CLOSE together
extending through the bark. ana
that Tee effect l. the same a. If the trss
had b.ru sirilcd with an axe. There
j, no way of outwitting this nlartuder
except with shot gun He NAV be
snowr by his black back barred with
yellow. and plain. dirty-yellow breast.
Tho-C who have tried to defend the
Grow on aec0unl ~ his eating injurious
insects have no; reekou.-d in their
count tle immense amount 81 eggs and
.,-'.-- 81 a,..l.i.ii oir,.- i. bi,-i h., ,.--
-tvuys dariag the breeding season. In
short. one GROW wilI destroy as MANY
eggs in day o. half q d0z-a egg
hosgs could iu 81 week
Slla-,- IKE klng-b-rl. or. as hs Is more
generally sno.u. the l-sc martin. or
be= bird. FOR thai uane does not truth
faliy designate the general character
81 hi- forced Tia, other insects he de-
strnys vould cause a. many dollars
io-- as ih- bees he eats would MAKE.
cents WORTH Of hous The other dy-
csttrners. especially the phu-be-bird
and E00d pewee. ARE just - useful
During the winter the condition OF
the trees Is inspected by hordes Of
black-cappcd chicilades.s. tufted tit
mice. uut-hatche- and other Of our
winter birds. hungry for insect eggs
aud pap;e- Later on. when Ia, buds.
are bursting. the kinglets aad ario!es
lase tAemselv-a rsetuI IT, the same
e-pa lty- Lastly. ea4 tue warbler
ha-t- TaieA SIRE Hat az uHimpoftaEt
.ae'9- ia k.sriag l14u those iuse,.ts
~hi-l isf-sf the blo.-8m ~
etyie 1e.id, O. FGTA4 taf Ffy-s6s.