. What to do for Uncle Sam; a first book of citizenship. ry boy and girlknows the cheery call of the quail as it rings outover the upland meadows from spring until thesnow flies in the fall. You know, too, what afriendly bird Bob is, nesting so near the farmand so low down in the meadow grass as to beeasily destroyed by the trampling of cattle, orby wild animals. You have watched Bob, him-self, a big, mottled bird, and easily seen againstthe green of his surroundings. He is close enough to be an easy bird to raise your gun! aim— But wait a moment before you pull the trigger! The United
. What to do for Uncle Sam; a first book of citizenship. ry boy and girlknows the cheery call of the quail as it rings outover the upland meadows from spring until thesnow flies in the fall. You know, too, what afriendly bird Bob is, nesting so near the farmand so low down in the meadow grass as to beeasily destroyed by the trampling of cattle, orby wild animals. You have watched Bob, him-self, a big, mottled bird, and easily seen againstthe green of his surroundings. He is close enough to be an easy bird to raise your gun! aim— But wait a moment before you pull the trigger! The United States Government tells us that weand our foreign neighbors need every bit of foodthat can be raised. We shall need every vege-table, every kernel of grain, every fruit that thefarmer can produce to spread the worlds diningtable and not leave any hungry mouths. Themost difficult part of farming to-day is to getmen to work on the farm. There is not enoughlabor to go around. And you were going to shootone of the most helpful farm laborers there is, 56. 58 WHAT TO DO FOR UNCLE SAM the friendly quail! Thats right; drop your gun. The quail is the best policeman for the smallpests of the farm ever known. That is why herisks his life and lives so near the fields. Hekeeps busy from sunrise until sunset and fromploughing to planting, killing the enemies of thefood that is raised on the farm. It is not enough to spare the life of the White needs protection. It is not a well-known fact, but quite true, that he suffers ter-ribly in the winter. Sometimes quails are frozenfast for weeks at a time in the marshy meadowswith the result that the birds are* unable to sur-vive. Boys and girls may prevent this by put-ting up little straw shelters, built like small tentsor huts, in those spots near the farm where thequail is apt to flock. Some cracked corn can bescattered inside these shelters and Bob Whitecan live inside, safe and warm, until spring comesand he starts out to follow the
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