The evening herald., 1918-02-19

Lumuardy ruplars are ta,uritr silt
uotou. Keep the splrrows away
Wrri House..
Tho sine qua non of the wren house
is IN entrance hole exactly ON, and
uu, sixteenth inch n diameter This
ls just large enough o. admt wrcus.
aud just too small Co admit English
spdrrONs Build the house about hN"
Inches square inside und about seven
inches deep. pui thc hole iu the up.
per part uf the front side w.,h "a
lmall perch just below b. Bore o.
quIrtcr-inoh hoe u the bottom for
drainage of rain water and "a couple OF
tho Same under the caves tor N'ut.l-
alton Place inCuusp,c"usly under low
caves. or on % pole or tree, from eight
tu twelve feet above IN, srUuud
There must Doe shrubboIy or vines
near Nrcus make thew 'Nlug Dos
eating the hidden insects which make
lie m.scr1bl, fur the aarlcnr. cats
ur, Nron'~ worst enemy Th,s. ar-
uupis u heir Hypothetical fuuuuu t-
"mous,r," destroy s5.0uo.pon birds
yearly You cauuu' huN, both cats
and birds
PhoChc shelves.
rhuvhcs du Not want house They
nest naturally ON little shrlNc- uu th,
face uf cliffs bat viii accept artificial
shelves, about sis inches square. d
nnousp splcuou-l, placed uu ho walls
uf houses iu gthlc-ends or under caves.
Use "a rough nuurd. otherwise tho
winds VIII blow tho pest OFT or III
sparroWs viii push II down. II NuI
can't uud real rough one drive IN
few ucks ur small nails for the
birds 10 tie lEc nest tu. rhu''"s cot
mosuuiu- nnd fltr- Encourage them.
They arrive iu March Have your
shell ready un time.
Woudpcckcr House.
Noudpcckurs drlll th,r homes iu
hollow snurs Tho closer such spdgs
are initiated the greater the 'h"uors
oi having your Tor rent sign respond
ed 20.
The best wuodpcck,r house i- a
genuine hollow snag imported from
the woods. The cavity should Ju
about fifteen inches deep. siN Inches
in diameter az the bottom, ana th"
hole two or two 1rd one halt inches ip
diameter. Put ON roof 20 exclude
rain. aud leave the inside rough SO
that the little tots can climb out
Tho next best woodpcr kcr house is
solid section Of log split sougcd out.
and then wired together again To
make ,uc uf these Is real work, and
requires good tools.
The next best Is q tube burt of OLD
boards This viii sometimes work.
Always place the house iu e. tree.
I q. a. IA.
around and always place 4 tow hand
uls uf fresh snwdust IN the bottom
to initiate the chips resulting from
raturu excavation. The W"oducck-
cr- build no nest, bat bay their cgss
directly on these chips.
There are two species cot voudpcch-
or which nest here th, small black
and white duwny ana the flicker or
yellow hammer. The solmcu little
dowuy is the particular friend "f TIA,
orchardi-t. His speciality is boring IN
scots The flicker b. "a cluWuisr biru.
with an exaggerated sens, uf humur
but hr ls death uu ants aud WIthu q
useful ana lNab!c ucighbor
Nn,rnturius in nird IIuuscs,
For those who like tu achieve
something new and difficult there are
MANY special problems Ia hird-hous.
ing whose solution ~ both Wt,rcStins
and important The purp." martin,
for instance has never been success
mlN lurrd into makiug ms home u
artificial quarters lu this state. ga
the east. martin colonies are very sue
cossful many dozen pairs uf birds ui-
i,r nesting n 70 7iu glv house. Th"~