MEEDS PON INSECTS
Bobolink a Common Summer
Resident in Northern States.
FEEDS MAINLY ON INSECTS
.Also Devours Many Weed Seeds-In
accurato Grad'ng Cause of Much
. Loss to Western Wool Grow
ers---Remedy is Suggested.
(Te-a ret hy th" U'nited Sn:its Depart
ilrII of A -rilat -e.)
'1;? h b)linkk, riet bird, or reeh bird,
Is 4 Ca ::a 101 e nsumnn r rqaaidont of tIII
l '' 41 1at nor'h of>hout laitiltde
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it
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E coo:..k, Rice Bird or Reed Bird
Length About Seven Inches.
ahnost entirely upoicn vegetable food.
This consists for the mnost part of
weed seeds, sitnce inl the North these
birdIs dP) not. appear to attackt grain
to any greatf extenit. They vat a few
ciats, but their stornachs d1o, not reveal
it re~at qiiantity of this or any other
grain.
As thle season advances they gather
Into large flocks and move, southwmard,
until b)y the i-nd of August nearly all
have left their brding grounds. Oni
their nay they fre<uent the redyj
nlarshes about the mouth1 s of river.
and onl the inland wa-.ters of thle coast
radi ond subsist largelyo upon itlod
rice,. In the inl e states, during
their southward tnraton. thy are
commonly knontt as red birds, and
becoming very fat are treated as
game.
* Formeorly. whien the low marshy
grets of t Cit olintas ansome of
the more southern states her dte
itotd to rick ulture th hoholinks
thae great havoc both upo til e
sprouting rive il spring and upon th
ripeing rain oni'wteo the n ira
tioln in( th fll.ith argl change ind
tericeraisie d( 411icstts, howevrin
Co-operatuivekO! Mahrkeigt rofs anol.
berious nlosse1s'f are ft sufred bya
maehd. fhnln h lp et
eolrnloo grower arte laid aower
.plres ofthan forig rodsuers((1 beaus
thiauae g 11t r~iatg, in eraecn
yoer toe l ve madue th e ))ad-k
rutimnti in elpping and assiot-o
ipng flrca ai o wn byret4 I'len r
etcips ing ffred forh shange in
te rc-aities. I dithe. We rm
ofthe arage ishp norloner' asone.
:opeave Matn of Whll e ool.de
cerion chanses ine oten sandling of
wobythe g ms rwese of is estimaer
cthtimrpe ets of hadigt prc ~.~ertn
e wool rowrshmn acos tha lockr
is tl forein toron cents ,ea
poun.rfo thhae madacer Ois aal
vlua .en t tnoi ) ang xra xpenassort
agalist hlh, oft crsefr he inet
home locayltierIng the priet tomoh
osrimedy oth (is 11'onin somel~ C
forma of ca-oerain tieamo11tng woo
,wgowl lay th y gien.T 1 regi t ia trged
thn llaIewaublietiods of tardart-in
impe materi for iecst tllpa fslok
nyto e froo sml to inethe buy-tS
pers( or ake an fatertier i fher
wol. v ales Wtoh1 co-opration, how-'
ate sntire ellh of anyi rsect14 iaat soc h
the~ b repuao ng tile wolc ol e
gene adtegrwr bti h
fulo mreedyuo thuicir prouct A;m
fiet ue of wool1 ~ ieu1(4(( groolr
abowersb inalye gin reach i urgoeda
iv nca Itinatirno I tnalat deart
,n ( o5,00 pouds of le oach of' thd.o
eriurds to b make~atcreted~ i atheir
wolvlesCi o-oaeratio i os, dowli
tl o oever, un toPsile th e ndvrd
nan gro (1t gwers folwipobtainethed
foil ardlet vale otleirA prodant. of
thefpreent nlow ric of Agoera
gven an he bulcllet~din aeady moena
4,%nedi Two0 p0ots( of e of tsao
griou. graes tohemrmtedatoano
lt gohers frollo Austrovea, ethodsr
chasedlby atPilader limnfac' tr
-the rsltlwief American 8 et
$0a|n0 asndilre thti foreign i28cns
ENGLAND SUGGESTS
A COTTON POOL
As a Means of Equitably DIstributing
Cottont to Neutral Nations.
Washington, Juli y 22.-Formation
of a great cotton pool to handle ex
p1orts to Europe under an agreement
with the B~ritish government has been
proposed Informally to the state de
part'inent as a ineans of enquitably dis
tributing among producers such cot
ton trade as Great Britain and ier
a lies 'eriiit Americans to carry on
with leu) tral countries without inter
felnew1 on the high Seas.
Any arrangemlils of this kind
would have to be made directly he
I ween th l 'riih. gov( I'l ru ient al the
enlin itere ts ithout p ri p to
() l Als 4 1 1 IthAt to accetle to
' is in ' on-<ont)4: in
S i al-a .n I i '4 f I .1e
h a t
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-1d. othe woit.rm rs
\hc rt'n-y fo w u.n 11kl will iut
tr lilt. 4I.\'.\tUN'S SQ I'.\W \'IN1
1\\ ' l-l.4 4 ~11 414' It is pep rd o wolne on-i
ly1 leit'. 8Sl( i -i l al l d tog ac ongists.
(41-A' LOWl'It HTES.l*
('ity ofn S Jillr1-1itu11i1'nr Whis ill its Fil~tlI
I h1 Ihst .It kenial natory aatnes.
Wash feingtof. .11o1r< *sweakness
al4. the wrola bro1 o-I doi ssi to
ihe 1 , na Iv e systhe . I-lrit 1. 0 er
bitle. rol by alldugists Il i
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(e'ty of Spartanhurlt (Winsriits 1 rh
)i nsI l lIse4 )Imin trII ates.
'I(lI:11(tesfrof l':-tsetale ins are,
npr t~e, ah ryli i. ('. vi) i('harb' to n, h
were found r unj unt d dwerheil>
4ontisi2C' or i l s4o ior as the sxcrt
lies 'rto the Ch'lu-:t. -I :ano frin -
tib'4il tl ai iI).\ l l5issippi ie troa ing
Ise' (11n i Ii (i ll t fll 1(11 (th ' 01
Ire the rate o til' II'har4illotte.1 Ii)')es
14r tu 1)tuffal11 a1nl Ittsbuha rgh ni.al
pinlt s n 4 that erialoI and fr'oin \'ir
inia pin t t planhurgl~l were not
\Thne \onunissin' 48s reot,4'' inIpart
roade, Spa4r5tanhurg is entled4(~ tolthe
adva ne lof it' loti on the'( shot
ein)(sl Ifro athen' W best. Wlo o't. dis
Iluet it ivhe.ec \\'e do t (ix .()1 holne!
the)4(0 0hor Ine.i The' It) ondi tions hrle -
1)0) patnh('r54 hantlo (il haevral le We
rate Ito Sparll) anburo frok' (I'I Ohi and
.\ia ipiV 4 river11( )rinh gs,(' and t fromen
tinwtl tn aetra, Fejihet ssoition
nilraitoryon trae1 luming throug
are, nd fr th ''uOu e wil e , un-)
armrers hea E is
ID the Iaew Th Mll' I
You will wI ant rIrI I r edit ad otr relief fro
C s TI IS Y E'A I
You will wnt11 to send to) C1ogress the iman who knovs
yourl needs and( ho0w to get wh at you1 want.
This aid will coIe through he comn1ittee on agricul
ture. A baniker' will try to get ou the Rahnking (and Cur
'ency Comimittee; the four lawyers would naturally like to
go on the Judiciary Committee. I am a farimer and, if'
elected to Conigress, will ask to go on the Agriculture Com
miittee. where I can help YOU.
Listen! There are two vacancies on that committee.
Of the twelve holdover democrats eight arc lawyers, one is
a manufacturer, one is a school teacher, one is a telegraph
operator, and only one a farmer and he from indiana. Of
the six holdover republicans two are bankers, two are law
yers, one is a school teacher and one is ai Hawaiian PIince.
Don't you think the Agriculture Committee could
stand anothcr farmer?
There are two democratic places to fill. If you send
a farmer to Congress, don't you think one of those two
places will go to him? And when I ai on that committee
and it is framing the rural credits system YOU will have a
Southern farmer representing Southern farmers, with a voice
and a vote in settling how, ani1d what Congress will give
you.
THINK IT OVER! Vote foi your inteist, forimers
of the Fourth District. I am the only farmer runming and
your only chance to get oie Southern farmer o)n1 the
Agriculture Committee.
A. H. MiLLER