. How to attract wild birds about the home . Cat Trap Made by the Society 34 tain cat in the household of the writer, although burdenedwith six bells of various sizes, was photographed one morningat 4 oclock in the act of killing and mauling a fledgling cat-bird. This same cat, sleek and fat, brought to our verandaduring the past nesting season, twenty-eight birds, none ofwhich it Cat Guards for Trees and Posts Holding: Nesting Boxes If a well nourished cat establishes such a record, is notthe estimate of fifty birds per cat per year, made by , a reasonable one. The same auth
. How to attract wild birds about the home . Cat Trap Made by the Society 34 tain cat in the household of the writer, although burdenedwith six bells of various sizes, was photographed one morningat 4 oclock in the act of killing and mauling a fledgling cat-bird. This same cat, sleek and fat, brought to our verandaduring the past nesting season, twenty-eight birds, none ofwhich it Cat Guards for Trees and Posts Holding: Nesting Boxes If a well nourished cat establishes such a record, is notthe estimate of fifty birds per cat per year, made by , a reasonable one. The same authority estimatesthat 7,000,000 birds are killed annually by cats in New Eng-land alone. The statement made that we need cats to keep down ratsand mice is only a half truth. The writer has taken pains tonote that households owning cats still depend largely uponrat and mouse traps. Bells on cats may give warning to adult birds, but do notlessen the killing of young birds. Confine your cat during thenesting time. At least keep it indoors at night if you wouldprotect the birds. In localities overrun with half-starved tramp cats, the cattrap in the illustration will prove effective. The cat enters,attracted by the bait, which should be grisly beef, preferablyhalf broiled. The batit is impaled on a nail at the back of the trap, reached through a small door at the rear; over the pointof
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