The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-12

enir wants these insects fnr his family.
bat Cor himself. and hia peculiar APP
petite makes him almost Indispensable.
He o. the only BIRD that wan cat the
potato beetle and the cucumber ur
rguaah beetles
other birds that End e larger pro-
rofIiun 90 their food among worms
and insects Than fhe quail viii not
touch these and other ground beetles
because 81 the vile odors and Irritating
secreflous with which these desfruc-
1--WE insects protect themselves. These
objections d. not count with fhe bob
white. ~ he has q chance De- win fol-
low Il row % potato plants infested
with the striped or spotted potato bugs
and eat every one Ha Wil also de-
str1y The numerous similar beetles
that interfere 30 seriously with rails
ms sweet potatoes. eucumbera ana
suuaaheH. and he also eats the tiny
bean-ieaf beetle.
Among other insects and worms
whlch tHe quail selects for hls food
and that 81 his young are the striped
Earden caterpillar various species ~
rflt worms army worms. wire worms
and their beetles. May beetles such
wenvlis a. the corn ht1 huE. the
clover leaf weeFN ana tho Mexican
cotton hoiIWeetH ths corn louise ant
the lewKef KraaFhnpper and the
Rocky Mountain locust
Bobwhile follows settlement Ie o.
distinctly She friend and companion Of
man, and where he ia not persecuted
be becomes comparatively tame. lie
prefers "a I've on Or near the farm
because ~ the food Nrown there an
the form % bis favorits weed seeds
insects and worms. WAen ~ r. known
Thar q single acre wiil FroW million
ueeds each one capable 81 ripenlnE
1oo.0oo seeds 80 Be- not dincuit Go see
that there is work for someone Co 40
~ q profitable crop IS 90 De raised
aEainHt the invasion of these Iunumer-
able and always hardy enemies.
Hobwhfte Gel there fo a. a large share
of the hghflng for .tho farmer, and BE-
seems 90 me that &c ia very stupid
farmer Who VIII permit such valuable
workers to whom he pays no wngea
whatever. 90 Be killed or driven away.
he can even AFFORD 30 feed quail iu
the winter when the ground o. covered
with snow, particularly if accom-
panied by aiect thar forms crust on
lhe snow after a big sn0watorm Quail
are often buried under drifts at auca
times. and except for che weeds that
silica up through the snow. taelr food
Supply Del cot OH They also perish
from Inability Co SET az any rrhvcI FOR
their little srindlnF apparatus Hard
winters are IRE worst enemies 90 bob
white
7 know 30 n man Who drives sbout
a. 10
quail and scattcra grain and seeds Tor
them. because. Pc says be owes Dc fa
them. and also because he thinks De-
cannot afford 60 loac them. Win or-
binary protection quail wEi Increase
rapidly n a famlng community.
$50 middle western game bird ia
more sought hy spertamen taan me
quail not only because uI The difh.
Guilty ~ shoating him on ere wins
and af course uo soif-reEuectinw per-
sau would shoot him on the sfouud
hut because 90 thc Vrrg choice hlt he
wakes on ne table when property
traHod 81 roasted with his sEIn GA.
with many epIcurea De- hes no rival
Huf the farmer who allows h.H uuai %
hf shot Cor nothing when che state
iau sifcs h.m enc right to Keep aH
HMHNNNH WM NlH AANW N MN wants NHs
D. showinE very little interest Oh be-
own welfare
Oh some ports az the South The hnnt-
inN PRIVILEGES pa fhe armers' taxcs
either local ar northern apurtsmrn
rnKinE for ere ertiasife right t1 shoot
quail Eveu then BE- ia very doubtful
N the farmesr would not ho better
on ta keep tbe quan foF the seed they
In on tho farm.
The United states department ~
agriculture. throuEh tho nialowica1
survey. has made au exhaustive studt
~ me bobN site. c1tenlluE over manE
years and covering che entire country.
but most thoroughly the eastern and
middla Nesteru SECTIONS. MANY hun
Tredn 90 atomarhs were examined and
thousands ~ individual and collective
reports have contributed t1 the re-
suits announced.
pr sylvester ri judd The expert
who bad eharsc 81 iris wurk summed
un ere results in these few words
.rhe bohwhlfe Ia probably the most
useful abundant species ou tre farm.