. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. -**^.,. i'lintu b\- lii-iicbt iiarold liaync THE BEST KIND OF A BIRD ON A HAT left open at the top, and so constructed as to admit of their ready ;' THE EXEJIIES OF THE BIRDS Of hird enemies, cats are undoubtedly the worst, and maudUn sentiment should not be wasted upon them, for they are incorrigible. The plain, ordinary alley cat should be eliminated when possible, and they make fine fertilizers when planted about the roots of one's fa\orite grape-vine. Cat - possessing neighbors * One of the most absorbing and
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. -**^.,. i'lintu b\- lii-iicbt iiarold liaync THE BEST KIND OF A BIRD ON A HAT left open at the top, and so constructed as to admit of their ready ;' THE EXEJIIES OF THE BIRDS Of hird enemies, cats are undoubtedly the worst, and maudUn sentiment should not be wasted upon them, for they are incorrigible. The plain, ordinary alley cat should be eliminated when possible, and they make fine fertilizers when planted about the roots of one's fa\orite grape-vine. Cat - possessing neighbors * One of the most absorbing and interesting- books of the present day, replete with infor- mation on the above subject, called "Useful Birds and Tlieir Protection," by Edward Howe Forbush, State Ornithologist of Massachusetts, has been published by the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture and may be obtained from them for the sum of $ should be warned that if their cats are caught trespassing they will be turned into fertilizer. Red squirrels are next on the list and should be shot on sight, Init I have ne\-er found the depredations of the gray squir- rel to warrant similar treatment. Ihrd- chasing dogs are a nuisance and should be restrained during the breeding season. Skunks and foxes should both be dis- couraged, and the wily raccoon and elu- si\e weasel also, if perchance they are found to lurk about. ()f the hawks, the cooper and sharp- shinned hawks should both be shot at sight, while of the owls, the great horned is incapable of reform. The little screech- owl is almost always beneficial on ac- count of the numbers of mice it often de- 343. 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 Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
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