The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-26


Their use is mainly confined TO the
manufacture of SOAP and similar pur-
poses
with the National Audubon society,
all Of whom are working in conjunc-
ton with the same purposes and OBJ
iects In yiew-the preservation of our
forest wild birds.
First. let me say that entomologists
high IN the government service esti-
mate that the annual loss to the farm
ling interests Of the United States
from he ravages of insects reached
the enormous sum of two hundred
million dollars.
The ieadowtark.
The FIRST in the list is the meadow
| lark A few years ago this beautiful
and valuable bird was here in great
bmdance Today one may traverse
miles and not see "a single one. The
shot gun in thoughtless hands has
done the bastard work. II is a fact
| that the meadowlark outide of pos
sihy the quail is the most valuable
of all birds 20 the farmers. lnvestlga-
tion shows that from go to SO per
cent OF their food the year round con-
sists Of insects. Analysis of the
/ stcmachs of these birds leads one to
wonder thai any farmer can act so
AGAINST his own interest as to allow
one OF the to be killed.
Quail.
The quail is so well known and SO
universally esteemed by all that II
needs no defense in this article. AS a
weed seed destroyer it has few equals
and no superiors About IA per cent
of It's food consists Of insects, and the
late DR. Sylvester d. Judd Of the Bio
logical survey, in an examination Of
many stomashs gives the following re
view of what they contained besides
weed seeds Colorado potato beetle,
! =, lred sqn1sh beetle, cotton boil
weeyil. chinch bugs. srasshoppers
lcutworms and m@ny other insects
and p-of Forbes of Illinois, found one
stomach nearly filled with chinch
bugs. and Mr.. j. B. Ketchersid OF
Oustee. Okla, under dato of Noven
her n. writes me tha% in "A stomach OF
enc quail Killed by neighhoF Of his
2S7 chinch bugs were founu know
that some of or sporting friends in
sist that the quail do not eat the
cninch bug. but it would appear from
The testimony quoted, and other re-
ports OF the Biological survey, that
they must be mistaken Al any rate
the subject IS interesting and Okla
hcmans are urged TO investigate il
iurthei
Kinebird,
The lNugbird is never so chirpy as
when il fits through the orchard L
has little use for hawks and crows
and may often be seen chasing then
through the air. always mindful, how
ever 10 keep ont of their way. 10 Is
great lover OF noxous beetles. flies
lweeyils ants, etc It is estimated
that 90 per cent OF ITS food consists
OF insects. and that IFS vegetable
food is entirely OF wild fruits.
Phoebe.
Is one Of oar early birds. and likes
10 be about whe nthe early buds begin
to spring Every gardener should
welcome the phoebe It raises two
froods every year each brood mum
lberine from four 10 six young In an
q Z N.h NNNNNlNt AAAl WN ANN NtNAAAAA hH HN ~
, cent of its food consisted of insects.
Blue Jay.
There are some erroneous idea
about this bird. doubtless largely du'
O. It's sharp. almost incessant notes
, which suggests belligeroncy ant
iconoclasm. when as a matter Of fac
it Is bird of comparatively peaceful
wEys II eats a little grain, mOstll
corn, when it can get IT, and 90
| fayorite food IS mart a. e. acorns
z chinguapins. etc1 II is far from
> destructive In orchards. as some SUI
( pose but likes sweet cherries. ant
! wouldn't ay away frightened from rel
June apples when ripe. but the dam
. age 10 both these friits is light Il
comparison to the good they do Il
I destroying insects and especially i
this the case IN the brooding season
y IT, am examination of BOO stomachs O
I tie blue Jay "a per cent of their foo
! consisted of insects and anima
! matter
y Blue Marten
: Here Is the enemy of the cotton bo
: weeyil along with the numerous swa
y low family Il and the whole swallo,
q family feast upon The boll weeyl an
:, other insects lnjruoes 10 the farm
y ers crops aud while doing this the
Il plead IA bird notes Tor your prote'
: toa
Red Bird
Where rs the man. woman or chill,
that does not know and love IN
ardinal or red birdg How often hay
you seen the male bird sitting upo
nearby limb singing a sweet ullab
Of encouragoment % mis- wife whne o
her nest Of eggs2 IA Is one OF IN
IbcaHifnl birds of America, and IN q,
dillon TO IFS esthetie value OF son
and plumage ii Is great insect a
siroyer II should never be killed &
caRet
The goldAnch, lnocGlne bird hobl
link and other soag and lnsectiy0rou
birds peculiar 10 this latitude. will L
sketched IN a fuinre paper
c. JAMIsON