The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-17
CROW CLUTCIfISG.
The Novel Way the IIoo-Ier Farmer mas
or Trapping the Cunning bird.

RICHMOND, July 10.-Inliana farmers In thu
back districts have novel and effective way
OF trapping crows. To trap In this wa the
trapper must first catch a crow alive, which Is
generally done by criprliuG one with line suot
The live crow is the trap. lio il placed IN Tia
back in tho field aud las tened in that position
by driving fOrkcl stick deep In tho ground
over each wing, near the body. Tho crows
feet have free play and there i 10 en- arg nut
on his lungs. ANY on who knows unytbiu1
about crows knows that tho moment one
hurt or in trouble it makes the lact known by
loud and peculiar cries. There may not have
been another crow soon or hoard in tho ,pcnIy
for hours but in less than half q minut,
after the injured crow gives its cry OF distress
crows will como scurrying In from al POINTS
OF the compass, answering tho sigma odds.
tress with emphatic aud assuring cav. Vhs
moment the distressol crow Is Discovered ~
the others they swoop down upon It, au!. IN
less 1t is held in durcss by some ttnr tor oon.
triNance oil the enemy 30 ~ can he r''1pN3d,
boar II away TO acc oil safety where 1t -
nurscd back to SCUM mess and hea!tr. lruws
are not often doludsd into failing into Uulillry
traps. but once in a wnile on" VII re. h.s 'pnt
unawares into a steel trap set for something
else In answer to his cries his ,c-cuins .rm-
rades have been known 10 got enough OF tho
fiocks beaks and claws 10 boar On the tran TO
carry il OF with it, prisoner How lhDy nave
succeeded In releasing him from TINS trap ul-
terward no one knows
back on tho ground becomes at one the only
suro and never-iail,ng CROW tran ever 'rlcl.
lie sends forth tho most distressing OF
cries, and along comes a -. flock OF yelling
crows in response to tueIn. JnOy routcJ down
upon the PROSTATE bird to re-cua him. mo
bound crows claws and legs a'e lreo 20 nav
Mt the birds viii. In his designation hs
clutches the first crow that sweeps within his
reach. He not only rlGtches &, lut u. holds on
like grim death. Some one IS AVA in hiding
near BY, aud tho moment tho DOGGY crow
the crow that Would Getroni ' Lin
the watcher h4rrics TO the, rc"ne and
captures the captive S captive. This crow Is n
turn made decoy In anothcr pal Vi the Held.
and he isn't long in fastening on ioa victim
from among rs %o!ld be res.4er-; In len
no difficulty in getting hal dozen 'thor
traps in operation. all doing steady and utal-
lible work on their excited and uLitan;hrouo
brethren. lno farmer may set u many crows
as he likes, for after getting his first ono tho
supply will last AZ long a. there is a free crow
in he neghbu rhood. bat halt Il dozen OF these
yelling aud clutching trays. vel set will de-
populate any average crow settlement N
the course OF day or S.. Cunning as the
crow is he throws his cunning ali to the W,u.i5
at sight OF Il comrade in distress. and evul so
far loses his heal under srch circumstances
Is to lily to the rescue OF wing bound CROW in
q field after having been made trap o. lIm-
self, as a crow will sometimes manage to work
his fasteninGs loose In tho ground by his
struggles aud escape. on" farmer OF this
county says he has with only five of these
traps caught ninety-sX crows in half day.
some Of the 1oosier small boys % the rural
distr tets acquire such deNteEiy as crow clutch
their efforts TO make the big black bird extinct,
Their method l. to lie close along the ellie OF
some old log at the edLo OF wood covering
al but their eyes and one hand with loUyes.
Then. ty q remarkably enact imitation OF a
wounded crow they soon bring score or more
OF the excited blr'is sw9oIinE about tho log.
A smart boy can easily clutch a bali dozen or
more of the crows be ore they discover him,
and they are worth ton cents apiece to him.