The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

nsh that they destroy that It IS little
short Of criminal to kill them. Tt
should not he required of birds that
their value be reckoned in dollars and
cents when they add so much interest
and life to the out Of doors
Birds Protect Mans Health.
The seagulls. the bald eagle and at
times the crows and grackles perform
valuable work. 40 scavergers. Their
food is dead and dying fish and they
render n service to humanity and To-
the health Of communities by remov-
ing carrion and are among our most
beneficial birds.
wild ducks are beneficial and are
easily tanned. and when kindly treated
and fed when food is scarce will APP
proach quite close to people caring for
them.
Tlc crows and the blackhirds are
wary and suspicious and are easily
frightened. The old fashioned scare
crow is efficient provided II is nor lett
too long in one place to become a part
~ the landscape To the birds and they
will not fear IL. IT, however. il Is
moved about they remain suspicious 81
H. Another method Of preserving corn
is 10 soak IL IN creosote before plant
ing This does not affect It's germi-
mating properties, but the crows will
not eat II. 4 little waste grain scat
tered about the edge Of the field will
sometimes preserve all that has been
planted The mere discharge Of gun
n the direction 81 crows is sufficient
to keep them from the field for n long
time. Blackhirds can also he fright
ened away with a blank shell in a
shotgun. Proper attention given to the
planting Of wild fruits about the edges
81 orchards will lure the birds away
from the cultivated varieties. as the
W ID fruits are preferred hy birds to
the improved varieties. Russian null
berry ripens AZ the same time as
cherries, and II there are sufficient null
berries the birds will scarcely touch
the cherries.
Next Sunday will he told how to at
tract birds and what TO feed them IN
winter; shrubs, trees and ANIMALS to
plant to attract birds and their fruit
ing season and a list Of wild fruits TO
plant that will fruit in season To pro-
tect improved and cultivated fruits.
Res dents of New York State can
obtain the bulletin Birds in Their Rela-
tion to Agriculture IN New York state.
by \. \. Allen, by applying to the
New York State College Of Agricul-
ture, Ithaca, n. Y.
An Ohio high school teacher says:
"For a year or more have read the
Garden Notes IN TIVE SUNDAY SrN To
my scholars every week. They are
looked forward to by the pupils and
have given them a fund of useful in
formation. consider them as valuable
az any Of our text books"
| a New York State farmer says. II
take three agricultural papers but have
obtained more valuable Information
from THE Suns Garden Notes at the
( time It was needed than from the agrl-
cultural papers"
I Tho more carefully the bird sltua-
| tlon is studied. the more the great
/ value OF the birds becomes evident
! l'rof. g. p, Bull OF the University of
Minnesota says; Birds save more of
/ tho nations wealth each year than
/ can possibly be estimated" Some who
| have given the matter long and careful
. study are OF the opinion that prac-
tlcally all birds, particularly the smaller
birds, should be protected.
When the Japanese troops returned
| to Toxic recently, prominent women of
/ the city had booths erected in favor.
able places where chrysanthemun
! flowers We're sold for relief of the fami,
lies OF the soldiers killed in battle Nor,
than half million flowers were sold
and The undei tahins proved n great
success,