The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-24

An investigation BY the New York
geological society into the. destruction
OF bird and animal life In the United
States has shown that In four-nftha
OF the area OF the United States. ex-
elusive OF Alaska. bird life 10 being
annlhilatcd, edible birds are rare and
on the point OF extinction. and plume
birds are practically extinct. W r.
Hornaday. director Of the New York
geological Park. In a paper read be-
fore the section OF biology OF the New
York Academy OF Sciences. referred to
tho aocioty'a investigation. and used
considerable OF the data 10 be pub
llahed In the report. lie said;
"a series OF questions regarding the
decrease and ita .ca1aca was sent to
correspondents IN all parts OF the
country. Answers were received from
nome 200 observers. including guldoa.
collectors. Hportsmcn. and taxlder-
miata. from every state aud territory
In the union. Ninety per cent OF the
answers showed that thoy had been
compiled With great core. and tho
different states agreed was surprising
a. well as important In determining
the scientific value OF tho data fur
nlahod.
Eighty per cent OF tho correspond
onts declared that tho decrease In bird
llie was unmlstakable. with regard to
the causes OF destruction. the majority
agreed In attrlbutlng the blame to
aportsmou drut OF all. to boys who
shoot second. aud TO the clearing OF
timber for cities an the third and most
important cause. Scarcely less dead
" to the birds were the feather hunt
ora."
The decrease has been largest In
Florida. being 30 per cent In fifteen
yearp; Connecticut. Indian Territory.
and Montana. each 70 per cent: Indi-
ana. 90; Illinois. 9s: Wisconsin. ". and
Nebraska only 10 per cent
Testing Soils for Acldu.-A corrc.
spondent OF Rural New Yorker who
believes In aweotening acid aolla by
the use OF unalakod lime tells how he
knows when his soil needs lime: -
test Il with blue lltmus paper. WhTh
can be had nt drugstorca Fill a small
bowl half full Of soil from different
places In the Geld. add enough water
TO make utin paste and LEI Il stand
ufteon minutes. Don't handle the pa
por whom wet with the fingers with
table fork push strip OF litmus
paper 1 by , Inches into the soil and
let Il stand four minutes. then with
the fork take Il out, rinse on the mud
from the paper and dry H. II after
drying the paper stays red there IA
evidence that the soil needs lime. Tho
reddor the paper tho more lime tho
soil needs. II the paper on becoming
dry turns back quite blue. then the
soil does not need lime"
Vaccine for nlaokleg-A few months
ago circular letter was distributed
Offering 10 supply vaccine prepared I'm
the bureau Tor experimental purposes
upon application OF the owners OF cat
tie, providing a report were made IA
70 the losses from this disease aud tho
effects OF the vaccination. The lnfor.
nation thus received has been vary
aurprlsing. Il appears that blaekleg
causes greater losses IN Homo OF tho
Southern and Western states than an
other diseases combined. These losses
are placed at from no TO 90 per cent Of
the young stock About 100000 doses
OF the vaccine have boon distributed.
and reports show that Il can De safely
used by tho owners OF cattle and that
the deaths from blacklcg soon stop
after the herd has been yaccinated.
where Poultry pays-There Is a
poultry man IN Sidney. Ohio. who has
500. 600 invested In the chicken buai.
ness. lie Keeps 5000 laying hens. runS
thirty 800 egg-size lncubators. and
markets daily from 900 10 $50 brollera.
Ills broodor pens contain on an average
Of about 10000 growing chicks, and he
estimates the profits OF the plant AZ
$685. 900 per annum, With such a bust
ness carried on by practical business
man. we wonder where the fellow "A
who says Chickens don't nay 10 both,,