The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06
CROW AND WFtTHER.
And some Remarks an the Corn crop b,
IN Orange County Farmer,

.~Idroppei In ON an old philosophic Orange
county friend ~ NINE one day toNard the
| latter end NJ last month. -sid John Gllher'
the travelling groccryman. and he told
me 10" had been taking a drive about the
country
And ! Vas sorry 20 80. so many crows
In the coruh-lds. said he
Rad for the farmers of course said ]
Rad for the farmers how demanded
a." farmer
WHY SAID / .becar~" The crows are
pulling up all his CON
Bah. exclaimed the farmer Pulling
M nothing That an idea that doesn't
e.. -a-days Crows don't HocS into
cornfelds 10 ga, the farmers corn any
more They drop down 20 dis up IN" worms
thai are making vsy With the srmer' corn.
when a crow pulls up = hill Of corn.
he dn..sn', do It because b. wants the seed
krrual> that are a. the root Oft u" knows
ther- l. a grub down there getting ready
'o dcyour the young shoots. aud he l. after
thai grub
We'll aaid I what difference does II
make 10 the farmer. ~ long as the crow
IN getting a. the grub, gets 'h" hill Il corn
too The hill of coru l. gone Just th" SAM"
There Won 60 SAID th" farmer That's
tho way all anti-crow chaps argue can't
YOU see further than the end ~ your nn-"'
II the CROW should lot that grub sion" the
grub wouldn't only destroy the tail % corn,
but u would come up uuf Of ~" ground
after dong u soon become a winged creature
which. hviug about would devote its week
or 80 90 lie - LAYING thousands ~ eggs.
every one - which would become a grub
next wear. ready 10 iIn" on the farmers
corn. a. fast a. b" pu' u in
1 dIdut -ay a word
Now resumed the farmer. >uppo-. the
crpv- weren't ON 'hr lookout, and did not
max" themselves busy digging up and de-
vuuriug these grIu-' Why. Their. wouldnt ~
n farmer anywisr" with corn crop enough
~ make a pot of mush' And II Their" wasn't
corn crop enough go max" a pot - mush.
~ course. Their. wouldn't 10 enough 10
max" oven "a pun Of You've heard II
~" blue grar- county, maven 7 NpN'
L told htm ] had
We'll sad No. ther" wouldn't he enough
corn crop "a make even a punt OF what make
M" ia o." blue grass country aud incl-
d.utally ELSEWHERE have heard worth
Iyihg
Certainly. said The farmer I say !
was sorry To- $500 - many crows ~ 'he
clrun.Ids NhN' h-Cau-.' - many crows
IN ~" cutriipiis j. a sur sign IL y cold
summ"r and a cold summer ish'' go"i Tor
the farmers
crows plentiful IN coruhrld- IN Jun.
mean "A cold Summer cant tell yod why.
80 dom ask nv. II" crows know Grows
know almost ","ry'hlug hui v" watched
o.. and newer knew II To fail Pact. ]
assure YOU
DO Won mean to saw. ssid |, thai
crows
-Bu, the Orange county farmer cut me-
Md now mind What ] told you about
Crows said h.. and motto" II you -r the
moon Get fun m the south before Ssptem-
ler Just notice II YOU do, then either
n" crow s,gn ~ the full moon : q VIII
10 a dead failurr 'his year
Mhy7 R.srau-. lots ~ Crows in the
cunn.ld- early in june means a cold sum
iner Tho moon getting ful In the south
any tune during tho summer means that
th"r" Will ls AZ least three weeks 81 that
month ~welisring hot $50 bn'h signs
cant IT, ught, coming In IN" Same season.
Watch out, now II may lr Ina, the
fr-i unw moon NAV 10 IA" dry weather On"
H. that cas-. " II mlls IN 10" south, III
hsv. Ia fall hack IN the weather prophet
safeguard and ~ay, An sign- fail In time
uf drought
Bui vou wont 500 the moon &C., full
NV th. south this summer Tn" crows
have 49, ordered Then, again, " IN" moon
tull~ m the north, 4 m''sfr "old veal her
hat vouIl 500 the moon do. sure ~"
cTpvS hav" also ordered that. and I'm
~prry Tor The farmers
Tn" corn crop wasn't n failure. though,
last wear. - far a. "" heard And ~I-sk-
ing 10 that blue grass country, VIII you
ip-.
Though, So SAID tho farmer Come
along And. hello. their. YOU John Ptk"
down into ~. corufcld ynndcr, and hx
up them -rarrrrnW- III" ding crows
are dropping down IN thew TO beat the
hand