The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-04
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A writer who Is an adept upon the
subject says that were all the birds 10
perish. man would soon follow G,at at
the end Of ten years. the insects UNI
checked. would have eaten every green
thing of the face OF the earth
There are birds, such as the wood
pecker, nuthatches. flickers, brown
creepers. chicaadees and others, who
keep up a trciess search among the
bark Of the trees and dccaying wood for
insects and their eggs. II is said that
every meadow lark is worth a gold doll
lar to the farmer who gives it nest
room.
The owl, so disllked because Of his
nightly excursions and melancholy hoot-
ings, is the most expert mouse catcher
In theanimal kingdom
The quail. 50 toothsome to the hunter,
ana the eplcure is dead shot among
the ehinchbugs. and If left free by the
sportsman IN q fieM are worth a dollai
day to the wheat Erower,
Wilson. Audubon. laird and Nuttal
the American birds, &ldobon's Ornl-
theological Biographies ought 60 be in
the hands Of all bird lovers
Since it is history that IN some parts
OF the American colonies people were
hung and burned upon the charge that
they were witches, it Is not strange that
the same benghted people paid a bouaty
for years upon the heads Of dead birds
Now an the heresy is reversed. and ir
the same localities the bird killer is
heavily fined.
II was not until 1855 that our national
government awolSe to the Importance OF
Tho preservation Of the American birds
lt Is not ouly q beautiful but an ip-
structive sight TO watch the swallows
darting here and there through space
and skimmlng through tbe clouds ant
and insects.
The pewoe king bird house wren
phoebe and a score Of other tiny fellows
sympathizo with the housewife, and con.
'stantly do all they can 10 reduce th,
annoyance OF the houscny.
l., o. Howard chief entomologist Of
the Department Of Agriculture say.
lthe farmers orchardists and agricul-
lfurists lost annually from iherayages I,
crops by insects and bugs the enormous
sum of three hundred million dollars
II II were not for the few birds left Nv
ing the loss would be Increased to tcI
times that sum. ana get there are thos'
WHO do not appreciate the value OF th'
birds.
The decrease ll the song ana insect
ivorous birds ia The state Of Missonf
in the last fifteen years has reached
the appalling rate OF 60 per cent an'
that OF game birds so per cent.
Audubon socieue8 for thepreseevatioi
OF the birds exist a every state Of th
Union. and whatever OF protection on
little feattered friends are receivini
I from the passage OF state laws Is dul
to the work of these societies and th'
Department OF Agriculture
II Oklahoma would take warning iron
the lack Of foresight by the older state
Ia theprotection of their birds and gam
she woulG see 70 it that efficient au
stringent laws are at once placed upoi
the statutes and rlsialy enforced.
The farmers az last arc awakeninI
20 the fact that the birds are 'the wing
ed Vardens Of his farm" and bis un
ohangeabie and best friends.
The man or woman that has n1 plac
81 their hearts for theiittie birds ha.
no aesnlng place for the love o. th'
beautiful gnd tbe sweets which boun'
Etini nature provided tor taem.