The Birds Are Now Coming in For Their Share of Investigations Also

The Bobolink is Proven Destructive, and Other Species are Cleared from Taint

Now that the beneficial specie* of birds are fortified by ample protective legislation, the importance becomes apparent of perfecting methods for protecting crops against damage by bltds. says the Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey, United States Department of Agriculture. A policy of bird conservation that will best serve ^ the interests of the farmer ,he says, involves not only a thorough appreciation of the value of bmeflciai species but adequate-attention to the control of troublesome ones. Folio wine cut this line of endeavor, investigations have been made of a number of species complained of ns troublesome, and in some cases special rulings have been made under the migratory bird treaty act to permit control measures. It has been determined that bobolinks, protected under the migratory bird treaty art. are as destructive ns ever to rice when opportunity offers, and in order to control them an open season has been declared on bobo1 links in Pennsylvania and the Atlantic Coast States from New Jersey southward to and including Florida. Certain species of wild duck, also protected under the act. were found to be destrucUve in the rice fields of Call fornia. and a special order was Issued permitting rice growers to kill them out of -.eason. In the Arkansas rice fields a special order had to be Issued permitting the shooting of ducks at night. Meadowlark* in South Carolina were found to be Inflicting severe damage to sprouting corn and oats.

In order to afford proper relief, saya the chief of the Survey, permission has been given farmers to drive the birds from the fields with-shot guns, if necessary. Ccmplainta were received from Louisiana that night herons were a menace to the frugging industry, and it was suggested to the bureau that perroissloi be granted to -hoot them. Investig; Uon. however, showed :ha' about 96 p r cent of the food of night herons is trawflsh; not a single frog was found in any of the stom-

achs examln-<l.

Other birds, not protected under the migratory bin' treaty act, were also reported to b- inflicting severe damage in some ns tan c—*. Hed-wlnged blackbirds In ( hlo were found to be r cry dertructiv • of sweet earn even of field co’n. Poisoning methods ffective for > mall fields. w#r» devised. but it b necessary to discover more economi' J measures for large fields. Complaints of depredations by eagles were InreaUgated. “It is evident." aaya lb- report of the chief, “that these powerful birds are seriously do «inir'.i» :* at times and their unlimited protection is probably not warranted." This appun. t? noth the golden and the bald eagle. Charge* came from the South Atlantic coast that the brown pelican was responsible for reductlop in the number of mullet and other food fishes. Examination of a quantity of regurgitated material showed that of 8H fish eaten only nine were of species valuable

human food.

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The Workman is Making His Money Work

The growth of the co-operative movement is the most significant fact iu the Industrial world in America

today.

Although the United States is 70 years behind the rest of clvilUation in co-operation, this last year has seen tremendous step forward. lost strikes, particularly the steel and coal strikes are .perhaps the chief rmsons for this advance toward cooperation. Workers today Instead of striking are putting their money into co-operative ventures— are using the positive weapon against the high cost o' living. Secretary Baker Helps League

serves to keep the crop sw< ture. The German bodcamers have a fine structure in Chicveb* so have the Surface Railway employes there The railroad brotherhooas have been putting their money into lectorles. In Detroit they have a cap. an underwear. a uniform and glove factory. In the WesL the Rochdale movement seems to have taken hold, especially In Seattle, Wash., and In Cali-

fornia.

Strangely enough the white, English speaking wage earner is the last take up cooperation. This is probably dne tu the fact that he ha> not felt the pinch of need as strongly as the

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By H. Armstrong Roberts Rearing young stock If the most troublesome phase of poultry keeping because It requires the closest attention to detail* Then, too, babychicks seem like such helpless, frail Utile creatures that they are the object of much concern especially beginner A certain mystery attaches to the undertaking. Taat probably accounts for most of the fears. In reality Artificial brooding is quite simple and K is almost sure of success, provided the stock is vigorous and a few elemental facts are borne in mind. However, there is comfort in knowing lhai once a chick is we».n.*d from the bi-roder, which i eried lasts from four to six weeks. It is virtually as hardy as a mature

fowl.

Hatch all the chicks you can during March. April and May, and the prollems of brooding are greatly simplified. because conditions at this time are naturally favorable. The weatbe1* on your side, also plant Hie, because

it is fro 'h and appetizing. Feed Little But Often

Proper nourishment is the secret of successful brooding. Chicks require a great ueai ol food in relation to their size, .iut do not mistake this to mean that you sht-uld simply file the food in front of them . On the contrary, they must be fed in small quantities. Feed little but often is the slogan

be adopted in the brooder.

This is particularly Important witn chicks which are confined Indoors, or an affection known as leg w<«kni Is likely to result Chicks on tree range are not susceptible to this ailment. J-eg weakness comes from excessive feeding without sufficient ex- — ercise: the bodies of the chicks bem come too heavy for the muscles and bones of the legs, consequently th< chicks aro unable to stand or wa'k. As shown in a preceding article chicks should not be fed until the' second or third day after they have hatched, or until they have bud a chance to assimilate tne yolk of the egg, which process is the last development in Incubation, intended tain the cbick until Ilia strong enough

to get about.

^ The first mivj should consist broad crumbs ar<td hard boU.-d ground fine : hells and alL johnnyccke or pinhead out meal Foods moistened with milk are of great value in giving the chick* good start, but the mixtures must be fed in a crumbly state, never in a cloppy condition. H is also important to feed these mixtures fresh. Do no* mix up a large quantity and then allow it to stand around until it turns

Many breeders an* having good :esulta by giving the chick* milk and no water for the first week or ten days. There is no objection to giving this food as soon as the chicks are placed In the broader. Sour milk should be fed just as It begins to thicken and before it -“pnrates. as the chicks like it better In

it ■

Clk is more ihan a t * lactic acid, whict

pans or founts, so designed that the birds cannot wade in the milk or con-

taminate it.

Give light feeding at first, at Intervals of two or three b^urs, so that the brood receives four or flvi meals a day. In three or four days, if the meals have consisted of soft food, gradually substitute a scratch grain mixture of cracked wheal, finely cracked corn and hulled oats in eonal P*rts. to which may be added about 5 per cent of cracked pens or broken rive and J per cent of millet or rape At the same time a dry mash should be started, which may con slst of 10 pound* of corameal, 10 pound* of wheat bran. 2 pounds of bone meal and 1-2 pound of granulated charcoal. Only as much of the scratching feed should be given as the chicks will scratch out of the litter in ten min utes. A. surprisingly small quantity is ample. If the chicks have range the dry mash may be kept beforo them all the time In shallow troughs or hoppers. If the brood is confined indoors the maah should bo accessible for about IS minutes at each feeding. If It is impossible to supply the chicks in any form add one-naif pound of sifted beef scrap to the dry mash after the first week. Increase the proportion of scrap each week until It amounts to about four pounds at the end of a month. Feed to Encourage Exercise After the first week the numoer if feedings may be reduced to four day and after the second week to three a day. In the morning the feeds are light so as to encourage exercise. In the late afternoon the heavic: feed is given so that every chick ms go under the hover with a full crop This last meal should be given abou 1 an hour before sundown. The heat way to feed the soft mix lures is on boards or heavy sheet* ca-dboard. Tin plates or trays are also useful. Never teed the moist mlxtorv* in the litter, where they are likely to absorb filth from the dropping*. On the other han-1. it is a bad plan to feed the scratch grains on clean surface, once the chicks have learned bow to hunt for them, becousi they are likely to gorge themaelv which defeats the idea of the scratch grains. Such grrins should be scattered in the Utter, where the chicks are obliged to dig and work for them. Unless the chinks are given outdoor freedom, whero hey hav, abundant-- of tender greenc, they must be given green food in som" other form, such as lettuce, sprouted oats, sliced onions and tops of ground vegeta.-lies, such as mangle* or turnips Nevt r undertake to n .r chicks without green food of some sort. To > so is to Invite sU sorts of troubles Green Frod Is Moat Lnportant A plot of clover, alfalfa, rape, rye or some other plant life is a big asset. even if the chicks cannot b* j tu.-nod into this. The greenstuff can be cut at frequent lntrrvnis and fed ia a finely chopped-up state. This |

The National Consumers' League, of’fonign born or descendant of the for which Hon. Newton Baker is preei-jrlm born wage earners. dent, has hitherto b»en working for' 'he maintenance and betterment of _ _ . labor st-udards, and largely because 1116 .NCffTO 111

of Mr. Baker this nation was the only one whirh came through the war with no reduction of standards in the labor code. Its new ten years program, however, has several big constructive It includes the minimum wage, the short working day. an honest cloth bill, s Federal regulation of food industries and the encouragement of the cooperative movement. There is no short cut- to cheaper prices. Europe has been showing the •ortd the way ouL In Switzerland one-half of the population is in the cooperative movement end in England one-third. In these two countries tb cooperstors' children were the only ones who had enough milk and butter during' the war. In this country, until a year ago. the cooperative movement had not made an impression. New York Girts Run Summer Resorts Today in New York J4.000 women and girl workers own their summ* , r hotels, one of which they bought by paying $1 a piece for throe weeks. They run their own public schools in the public school buildings. The Amalgamated Garment Workers have 110,000.000 available for establishing their own ban!:, and a committee was appointed last February at Chicago, of five ucn to start twelve cooperative workers’ bank* in each of the twelve Federal K-serve

Districts.

The workers have been building and buying office buildings on a Urge scale. The Railroad Engineers Building ir Cleveland is a beautiful slruc-

properties which sustain be appetite In short, If chicks are given unlimited freedom on a grassy range they arc almost certain to thrive, even when the rest of the feeding system is ren-

ously defective.

Finely broken grit and oyster shells should be kept before the chicks at all tlme» after they are a week old. As previously meutioned. the early

feedlngs of soft food should be sprinkl.*d with the grtf sharp sand will

answer the purpose.

If charcoal 1* not Included in the mash, it is well to keep this before the chicks along with the grit and shells, also a box of granulated bone or bone meal. T. e charcoal acts as an absorbent and aids digestion; it

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The largest chee e ever se'-n in New York City, weighing nearly throe and u half tons and made from 80.500 quarts of milk, one of the features of the national milk and dairy farm show, was cut by W. E. Dana, president of the council of farms and markets. The first five-pound piece was offered at auction and the proceeds given to the Red Cross.

Our position simply is that any woman who pays $10,000 for an animal coat has pot burro brains.—Dallas News.

Toilers Content Withont Wages

Over in Hoboken. N. J, in a large surveying instrument factory, there Is a colon*- y^fg^Pdrcd ^workmen perfecUy contemn*, early in the morning until late at night and thei.r only recompense I* a house fly or two a piece curing day. They an- spiders—Urge. tUck. energetic spiders—and they comprise probably the most indUm usable part of the entire working force. It is their duty to spin the thread that 1* used for cross hairs tn sun eying instruments. During the two motiths of the year when they work they producthousands of yard* of the almost Invisible but invaluable silk. This spider web 1* thi«a.n'y material that can be used successfully for cross hairs in surveyors' telescopes. Human hair has been tried, but 'when magnified by the powerful lenses It has the general appearance of a mammoth dirty gUss pillar, for human hair is transparent, and it is altogether too large fot this delicate puipose. Flat! num wire, finely drawn, is the best substitute for spider web, but it is too brittle. Spider web is not only small

and tough. It is also very clastic. The spider colony works only ing August and September. A st union,- __ cm may sound "niusint the reader, but It Is really a ser matter. For the purpose of uri the little workmen to their tasks girls trained to <-xpertneas in t unusual duties, are employed; I their task to coax the spiuers to v whenever they show signs of re! ance. Coaxing the spiders really mean ri tat ing them . The girt places on< her hand ami pats or tans it unt jumps toward the ground, leaving -nd of this thread behind. Before spider can reach the ground the quickly attaches the thread to a w whirling frame, which ihe revo in her hand*. As the spiuer strug to reach the ground she continue! wind, and In that way sometimes ( eral hundred fed of thread fro single spider.

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