. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 78 ELEMENTARY AGEICULTUEE there were no birds in Killingworth. Hundreds of caterpillars and cankerworms and small insects destroyed the crops and the leaves on the trees. The land looked like a desert. At last the fool- ish farmers saw their mistake. They hastened to send away for many cages of singing birds which were again al- lowed to fly about at will. The story ends here, but we are glad to know that the birds we all love so much are of great use to us. Service to the Farm- ers. It will be impossi- ble to mention here all the helpful birds. Bob- ins
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 78 ELEMENTARY AGEICULTUEE there were no birds in Killingworth. Hundreds of caterpillars and cankerworms and small insects destroyed the crops and the leaves on the trees. The land looked like a desert. At last the fool- ish farmers saw their mistake. They hastened to send away for many cages of singing birds which were again al- lowed to fly about at will. The story ends here, but we are glad to know that the birds we all love so much are of great use to us. Service to the Farm- ers. It will be impossi- ble to mention here all the helpful birds. Bob- ins hop about the fields and lawns and gardens, destroying grasshoppers and earthworms. The bluebirds, warblers, and chickadees work among the tree-tops, catching the insects which eat the tender leaves. The nuthatches, creepers, and woodpeckers (Fig. 48) patrol the bark of the trees, finding plant lice and borers. Other Friends of the Farmer. The swallows, fly- catchers, and kingbirds sail about the air, snapping. Fig. 49. The Bobolink, an enemy of grasshoppers, caterpillars, army worms and the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nida, William Lewis. Chicago, A. Flanagan Company
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