North Carolina, 1917 : To investigate damage to farm crops by birds and devise methods of control; Includes a field diary, 4-10 June 1917, correspondence, an expense book, and a report on the investigation
date: label: Date Range
content: 1917
label: Start Date
content: 1917
label: End Date
content: 1917
name: label: Alternate Title
content: North Carolina, 1917
notes: label: Abstract
content: Materials document Alexander Wetmore's work to investigate damage to farm crops by birds and devise methods of control while working for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Includes a field diary, 4-10 June 1917, correspondence, an expense book, and a report on the investigation. Expense book has three entries, June 4- 9. Short portion of the notebook details information requests, bird lists and counts, June 5 - 8. Includes report "investigation of damage to growing crops by Mourning Doves in North Carolina" (1917) that details general condition in Arcola, North Carolina, brief description of his time there, recommended control methods, observations of Mourning Dove habits, and damage to crops by other birds. There is a bird report for the same area, listing scientific name, frequency of sightings, and locations were seen.
place: label: Place
content: North Carolina
label: Place
content: Arcola
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Mourning dove
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
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content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
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content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007006
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 138 Folder 6