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FARMER'S FRIENDS.
SOME BIRDS ThEY SHOULD PROTECT
As They Destroy Inserts, Weed Seed
and Numerous Other Enemies of
the Farm.
The substance of this article is but
a summary of an account of the work
of the Biological Survey of the Department
of Agriculture, prepared
for the National Geographic Magazine
by H W. Henshaw.
The Biological Survey was established
in 1 886, with Br. C| H. Mer
riam as director. The relations of
the bird to the crops were not. then
well understood. It is not enough,
says Mr. Henshaw, to be told that
birds feed on insects; we must know
the particular kinds they eat. The
fact that the crow sometimes eats
corn is not sufficient evidence on
which to condemn the bird. We
must learn the nature of its food at
all times; hence the necessity for
the examination of the birds stomachs
to learn not only the kinds of
food eaten, but their relative quantities.
It is not enough to know that
birds eat insects, or that they destroy
crops. Birds are injurious at one
time and not at another; in one region
a pest; in another a blessing.
The Tree Sparrow Beneficial.
We may roughly group our small
birds into two classes?the seed eaters
and the insect eaters.
The seed eaters, mostly of the
Sparrow family, have stout bodies
and strong conical bills, especially
designed for crushing seeds. Their
name 1b legion and the family contains
more species than any other
group of birds. It is well that this
is so, for the destruction of weed
seed is of tremendous importance to
the farmer, whose trouble to keep
ahead of the weeds, great as it is
now, would be vastly increased were
it not for the soberly-clad and unobtrusive
little sparrows. We may get
an idea of the value of the service
these birds render by noting what is
done for the farmer by the tree-sparrow,
one of the most confirmed seedeaters
of the group. A quarter of
an ounce of seed for a day is a safe
estimate ol the food of an adult
trees^rrow. On this reckoning, in
a State like Iowa, where agriculture
is relatively very Important, treesparrow's
eat about 875 tons of weed
seed annually.
The total value of the principal
field crops of the United St.'ites for
the year 1906 was about $3,500,000,000.
If we estimate that the combined
consumption of weed seed by
the sparrow- fhmily results in an annual
saving of only 1 per cent, of
the v*0ue of the crops the total sum
total saved to thefarnier in 190G was
$35,000,000.
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Though seeds form the chler part
of the subsistence of sparrows, the
destruction of seeds is by no means
all we have to thank these birds for.
They eat many insects also, and
f.eems to know instinctively that
while seeds are excellent for adult
birds, .they are necessarily good for
nestlings, and hence feed the latter
almost exclusively on insects.
Sparrows, however, are not the only
birds that consume the seeds of
weeds. The Eastern quail or bobW
white is a confirmed eater of weed
k seed. Highly esteemed as bobwhite
Is by the epicure for food and by
the sportsman as an object of pursuit,
he Js probably worth so much
more as a weed-destroyer that the
farmer can ill afford to have him
shot, even though the privilege is
roundly paid for. A bevy or two of
quail on 4*farm is an asset the value
of which no thrifty farmer should
overlook. Doves also are seed eaters,
especially the turtle-dove, whose
crop oftn Is so packed with the seeds
of weeds that It can hold no more.
The farmer has no quarrel with
^ birds that confine their attention to
grass and weed seed, and welcomes
their presence always and everywhere.
There are birds, however,
which eat such seed* as corn, wheat
and barley, and whose place In the
. farmer's esteem Is by,no means so
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well assured?the crow and the
blackbirds for instance. There are
several kinds of blackbirds which at
times attack crops as also does the
crow. The destruction by the crow .
of meadow mice, and of cutworms
and other insect pests and the-.de|struction
of many kinds of insects by
the blackbirds, however, are considered
in most localities to offset the
damage done in other ways and even
to leave a balance in favor of the
birds.
Birds That Kut Insects.
Manv firds. IIS flvnntnhnre wmUi.
lers, pwallows and chimney-swifts,
live exclusively, or almost so, on insects,
and very many more, as blackbirds,
orioles, and some hawks, depend
on them for a considerable part
of their livelihood. The little sparrow-hawk
lives very largely upon
grasshoppers, crickets and beetles,
and even one of the larger hawks?
the Swainson hawk of the Western
plains?at certain seasons destroys
enough of these injurious insects, together
with small rodents, to save
the Western farmer upwards of a
hundred thousand dollars a yea r
If all insectB preyed upon vegetation,
our inquiry into the value of
insect-eating birds need go no fur- '
ther, since all of them might be set
down as beneficial; but by no means
all insects are destructive' of vegetation,
and their relations to each
other and to birds are very complex ]
and puzzling. The insects that feed
on vegetation at some stage or other
of their existence probably encounter
all others, both in number of species (
and of individuals; but there are two ,
fit her classes of insects which deserve
attention here, the predaceous and
the parasitic. The predaceous insects,
either in the adult .or larval
state, feed upon other insects and ,
hence in the main are beneficial. It
would seem, therefore, that in so far j
as birds destroy predaceous insects
do them harm. That birds do destroy
a greater or less nujnber cannot
be denied, but as many species of
this group secrete nauseous fluids,
which serve, in a measure at least,
to protect them, and as many are of
retiring habits and not readily found,
the number destroyed by birds is relatively
not large. Moreover, some of
the predaceous insects, when insect (
food is not available, become vegetarians,
and hence assume the role
of enemies of the farmer; so that
when birds destroy predaceous insects
they may be doing the farmer
either a good turn or an ill turn, i
according to circumstances. i
The relation of birds to the so
called parasitic insects is still more
intricate and puzzling. Parasitic insects
fill a very important place in ]
the economy of nature; it is even
claimed by entomologists that they
do more effective service in aiding to
keep true the balance in the insect
world than any other agency. They
attack insects in every stage of exisence
and insure their destruction by
depositing eggs, on, or in, the bodies
of adults, their larvae (the worm or
caterpillar stage), their pupae, or
their eggs. Now, birds recognize no
fine distinctions in the insect world.
All is ^grist that $omes to the avian
mill, and parasitic insects are snapped
up by birds without the slightest
regard to the fact that they are use
ful to man. Hence we have a corapll- {
cated problem to unravel in respect i
to the inerrelation of insect pests, of ]
insect parasites that destroy them, i
and of birds that destroy both pest i
and their parasites.
Hawks and Owls Beneficial. ,
The hawks and red owls spend most (
of their lives in killing small rodents. ,
Their work is complementary, ftawks ,
hunt their prey between the hours
of daylight and dark; owls hunt in (
the early evening and morning hours, ,
or by moonlight; sometimes when
pressed by hunger by day.
The bulk of the depredations on
birds and chickens due to hawks is
committed by three species?the ,
Cooper.and sharp-shinned hawks and
the goshawk; and the sportsman and
farmer's boy should learn to know
the daring robbers by sight, so as
to kill them whenever possible. The
so-called "hen-hawks," usually either
the red-shouldered or radtall hawk,
are too ofteif made victims of a bad
name; for while both species occasionally
snatch a chicken, the habit
is far too uncommon to Justify the
name "hen-hawk.** The good these
tw big ktvfci do in the tomg run U?
JOROAN VRGES REDUCTION.
'resident of Cotton .Association Ad" (
vises Farmers to Curtail Acreage.
In a signed statement to the farners
of the South Issued last wees,
larvie Jordan, president of the
Southern Cotton association, urges
reduction in cotton acreage of S3
er cent. Unless this is done, lie (
ays, prices will lie lowered in the
all. Mr. Jordan also urges growths
to hold to what remnants of coton
they have. His statement says
n part*
"With a shortage in the world's
upply of cotton amounting to 4,000100
bales, due to bad seasons lust
ear, the price of cotton continues
o go steadily down. American
uills have been for some time curailing
the manufacture of cotton
;oods, due to trade depression and
he condition of the foreign trade is
lone'too bright at the present time,
f the same acreage is planted in
:otton this year hut was planted in
1907 and followed by good seasons
n America, India and Egypt, the
growers will find but little or no J
[irofit in the harvest next fall." *
THE FASTER SEASON.
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This Week the Most Sacred of the |
Whole Y car. I
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Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, ]
which is one of the most notable '
days of the year, being the last Sun- <
day in I.ent, the first day of Holy 1
Week and the Sunday immediately
preceding Easter. It commemorates
Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem,
accompanied by the multitude
who greeted Him with hosannas,
waving palm branches and scattering
them before Him in the way.
All over the world, the week con
mencing with Palm Sunlay is observed
as the most sacred of all the year.
There is now hardly a country on
the globe which does not hold some
to whom its obbservances are among
the most precious of their experiences.
Many of the churches of certain
denominations are decorated
with flowers and evergreens.
In the observance of the Easter
season, which many find so spiittually
helpful, we have the stimulus of
a sense of oneness, knowing that we
join with an innumerable company
of worshippers. The coming Sabbatn
is Easter, and on that day, at least,
the whole Christian world is one, in
commemorating and rejoicing in the
Risen Lord.
A FOOIJSH BOY.
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His Barents Said No, and He Shot
His Sweetheart.
At M i 1 w 11U <>f< \H#'h n n rr m r> H ha. 1
cause his parents objected to his
marriage to Hattie Majkowski, aged i
17 years, l,ouis Bolski, aged 18 years
shot and seriously wounded the girl j
at her home Friday morning. i
Bolski called on his sweetheart
the night before and a quarrel fol- '
lowed. He told her that he had come
to kill her and kill himself. i
"My mother says you can't have i
me," he said, "and if 1 can't marry
you, I'm going to end it all."
Before the girl could cry out, Bol- :
ski had pulled a revolver from his
pocket and tired at. her. The girl
fell and' Bolski ran away.
Miss Majkowski said that Bolski
had'declared that he put two bullets,
one for her and one for himself.
Bolski and the girl have been keep- ,
ing company two years. His mother (
however, objected to their marriage
and Bolski had been despondent. (
destroying rats and mice far more 1
than compensates the farmer for the
insignificant damage he suffers at 1
their talons. 1
Both hawks and owls often swal- 1
low their prey entire or in large fragand
often some of the feathers. Avian '
and ven some of the feathers. Avian 1
digestion is both good and rapid, but '
Is is unequal to the task of assimilating
such substances, and accordingly
both hawks and owls throw up these <
rejecta in the form of neatly rolled 1
pellets. In studying the food habits I
of birds of prey much use is made '
of these pellets, and the vicinity of <
a nest of a pair of horned owls, for '
Instance often contains an unmistak- 1
able record of the lords' food, and
perhaps that of the young, for
months or even -years. 1
From the foregoing it will at once '
appear that the practice of offering '
bounties indiscriminately for the
heads of hawks and owls, as has 1
been done by some states, is a mis- 1
take, and results not only in the
wasting of public funds, but in the '<
destruction of valuable lives, which
can be replaced, if at all, only with
great difficulty and after the lapse
of a term of years. In no one partic- 1
ular does the public, especially the
Bportsman and farmer, need to be
Ihon In vtillio nf I
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hawks. The temptation 1o shoot a
hawk or owl, perching or flying, is ]
well nigh irresistable, and the had <
habit is having the natural result of 1
bo reducing the numbers of these ]
birds as to make it impossible for
the survivors to do the work nature
intended them to do. The notable
increase of noxious rodents in the
last decade in certain parts of the <
United States and the resulting damage
to crops without doubt are due
in no fmall part to the destruction of
their natural enemies, chief ot which
arejtfc* birds of prej.
Ignorance of the law does not ex?*y
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PICKS I1EYWAKD TO WIN.
Vluiobiu Hanker Says He Will Ite
the Next Senator.
That Duncan Clinch Hoy ward will
?e the next United Stales Senator ;
roni South Carolina is the opinion
xpressed l>y W. A. Clark, presl- 1
ent of the Carolina National Sank, I
f Columbia, in an interview in The 1
Vashingtoii. Post. ^
"The contest between Kx-Gov John (
iary Evans and ex-Gov. lleyward y
kill be hard fought probably." says (
Ir. Clark, "but I think the latter I
kill win. He is a high class man t
n every respect, and is allied with I
io element." 1
Mr. Clark predicts the reelection 1
f Gov. Ansel next fall without, ser- <
ous opposition, and says the Hem- I
icrats will be for llryan in the na- J
ional congress and the Kepublicuns I
or Taft. i
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aldeioian IS EXPELLED. ]
Norwood's Name Erased from Hulls
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of Columbia City Council. .
At a meeting Tuesday night the
Columbia City Council erased from
She roll of members the -name of
('Vaster A. Noorwood, "for conduct
uuhecoming an Alderman," because
ho recently pleaded guilty before u
magistrate of petit larceny. Not a
dissenting vote against the resolution
expelling him was cast.
FRBAK OF LIGHTNING.
Kills Two Horses Hut Did Not Kill
the Driver. '
Tuesday morning lightning struck I
a buggy, driven by Uasey Tracey, a
farmer, near Adams station, (la. It
shattered a wheel and killed the two
horses. vTlie bolt ran to the leather
reins and divided into two parts, following
the reins to the heads of the
horses. Mr. Trucey was shocked, but
not seriously injured.
Everything taken into the stomach
should be digested fully within a certain
time. When you feel that your
stomach is not in good order, that the
food you have eaten is not being digested,
take a good, natural digestant,
that will do the work the digestive
juices are not doing. The best
remedy known today for all stomach
troubles is Kodol, which is guaranteed
to give prompt relief. It is a
natural dlgestant; it digests what you
eat, it is pleasant to take and is sold
here by Conway Drug Co.
Model of Economy.
A certain farmer who Is noted for
his closeness in money matters has a
12 year old son, who is industrious
us his father in penurious.
Recently the father and son made
i compact whereby tho latter would
receive ten cents for every cord of
w/ood he sawed and piled in the
wood shed. Immediately the boy
became very busy at the wood pile
E?nd bis earning have been piling up
iii a rapid raie, iiik moiner Keeping
her son's hard earned savings for
him. "What are you going to do with
all your money?" the thrifty youth
was recently asked.
"(Join' to buy a new saw with It,"
was the reply.
Democratic County Convention.
On Saturday, April 25, the various
county precinct clubs of the Democratic
party of all the counties
will meet to elect delegates to the
county convention which meets on
May 4. Each club is entitled to one
delegate for 25 members or majority
fraction thereof and at the county
convention 10 delegates will be elected
for the State Democratic convention
which meets May 20 in Columbia.
The precinct clubs will organise
with the election of a president,
a vice president and a secretary and
treasurer.
The trouble with most eough remedies
is that they constipate. ? Kenaedy"8
Laxative Cough Syrup aftV
Kently hut promptly on the bowels
ind at the same time it stops the
sough by soothing the throat aad
Inag irritatlea. Children like it.
Sold by Conway Brug Ok).
She was a little girl and very
polite. 'Twas the first time she had
been on a visit, alone, and she had
been told how to behave.
"Now, Ethel, should they ask you
to stay and dine, you must say, 'No,
thank you, I have already dined."
It turned out just as papa had
Anticipated.
"Come along, Ethel," said the host,
'You must have a bite with us."
"No, thank you," said the dignified
little girl. "I have already bitten."
"Pa, what is the meaning of inconsistency?"
asked Freddy.
"Inconsistency, my son," explained
pa, "means a man who growls all
day and then goes home and kicks
Lhe dog for harking at night."?Harper's
Weekly. ^
A man who sent a dollar for a
"potato bug killer" received tw
blocks of wood with the following
directions:
"Take the block which is No. 1
In the right hand, ^place the bug on
No. 2 and press them together. Re-.
more the unfortunate and proceed as
be tore."
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The old saws don't cot much of a
figure any more, )
The HorryHerald =
CONWAY, S. C.
Thursday, April 16. 1908.
At times when you don't feel JuHt ,
ight. when you have a bud stomach. "
ake something right away that will
issist digestion; not something that
Mil stimulate for a time hut somehing
thut will positively do the very
vork that the stomach perforins un _
ler ordinary and normal conditions
hat will make the food digest. To do j
his you must take a natural dlges- !
ant like Kodol for Dyspepsia. Kodol 1
s a scientific preparation of vegeta- i
ile acids with natural digestants and
'ontains the same juices found in a
lealthy stomach. Each dose will dl-|"
;est more than 3,p00 garlns of good |
food. it Is sure to afford prompt I
elief; it digests what you eat and is
pleasant to take. Sold by Conway |
Drug Co. I
When a man in search of a home
[>r business location goes to a town
and finds everybody full of hope and
enthusiasm over prospects of the
place, he too, soon became inibuhe 1
with the shr.ie spirit, drives down
ills stakes and goes to work with
equal interest. '
Pert Barber, of Elton, Wis., says:
"I have only taken four doses of your
Kidney and Bladder Pills and they
have done for nie more than any
other medicine has ever done. I am
still taking the pills as 1 want a perfect
cure." Mr. Barber refers to DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills.
They are sold by Conway Drug Co.
The cheaper advice is to get the
more it costs to follow it.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is best for cuts, burns, boils,
bruises and scratches. It is especially
good for piles. Sold by Couway
Drug Co.
robert b. scarborough, h.
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