The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-30
BIRDS THAT MORE
THAN PAY BOARD
Devour Fruit and Grain
Only When Bugs Are
Not Available
DEFEND THE SPARROW
Eliminate Insect Deprcdations
When All Human Devices
Unsuccessful


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ed the English .p'tro" oticn "ys'1-
matlcnl'y DESTROYED as pest, "HI,n
nevertheless t"'ds upon tne ,-y'H,
locust sspalngus beetle, locust I"W
wH.I, i'n' t1iorpiInt. 'aukeI
worm army worm anu uI"p VIZ w.
and tho bob Wh.io luhI usH''''
scuI Gator, when also FOCUS upon
tho locust ana OBJ" owe '.h'.
Tho general utI'y or bItd- IN
checking the Iucfc1s' or luJHI I'u'
animals ana pihut7 l' wen "u",.
stood no continues. IL must 90
admitted, however, ihat WuHe "lIn'
constantly exert I'p' u7HiN' lI''"-
cuce on tho numbers OF tho organ
isms they prey upon ana even OK
terminate certain pests 'oca'Iy' l"uy
are not numerous enough 10 '"P'
successfully with W'd'sprcad l"'a-
sions.'
Nevertheless, Mr. McAtee CITES hu-
merOus authentic instances Whero
bird flocks have destroyed 'IAr't
plaques and ihrlr 'EEs n
larvae 70 completely that such hpe-
Cios have never tciurhou 10 the 10
Calties whore tutmcrly they hau
wrought great crop dainakc' or WeIe
present IN such dopIe',u nuhlpelH
as 20 be almost ncEhE1oIe' IN mos.
Of the cases ne cll'S, etiorlS OF
farmers or gardeners 10 tiauloa'9
the pests had proven trulueHH uhu
the crops had been given up ior
lost.
one reason for thls ncar-eNternl-
nation at times, he says is that
birds are prone 10 ieed upon Wha'-
over tood ~ most easy 10 procure az
the time 80 thal II h'IIlcH OF IIu,t
are abundant IN a lochIliy they VIII
constitute the hlrds man Iuod lor
the time' ana when insects swarm IN
great numbers the hlids are AT,
tiacted 10 tnat houh"uut s"ui't I,u
FEED upon them uhtll tho blHPy
gives out
NotapI hinp"S Inony l''" 'oo'
mentioned, are various local eX-
tcrminauonS OF the rocky Mouhtalh
or migratory locust Wnlch oven
since lhlS mas AT tmes threatened
grain flelds IN seVerhl hecuons' espe-
cially on the great plans Mr. NC
Atee's article telH OF numerous
times whcn gram growers uespulTed
of saving crops from hordes OF lo-
Gusts so thick upon the ground as
TO be counted by the hundreus upon
a square toot OF HeId' just as Ihey
had given up nope or saving thelr
crops, tocks or yelloW neau anu
Brewers black birds, gulls, quaiI,
English sparrowS, among other spe-
cies, appeared ana teii upon the
pests with such erect mat lnuch OF
the grain survived the attacks
me aiilcl' lnCluueA many IN
stances. as well, OF saving crops
both field and garden IN eastern
sections, OF near-annlhlauon or
grubs, moths, caterplllara, bcetIes
and parasites In trees, espoclally IN
orchards, ana SHOWS the great Booo
done by birds In eating weed seeds
owls have been placed IN rat or
mice-infested cellars ana gtanaries'
he says with such success az "
eliminate there that source OF wide-
spread economic loss In grams anu
cereals.
Hothouse gardeners ne decIhreS'
have often round IL ploiltholH .u IN
troduce various species OF nlrus'
known 10 be insect or ice n'sl'py ,
ers, within the houses lhsi'da OF
spraying or otherwise using chonl
icals and tumigatng Ihe aiteF
processes, he declares nave oltsi'
been found 10 Wedkeh n huu sIuIit .,.e
vantage otherwise arose from the