. Diseases and enemies of poultry . g all the ter-ritory in the State of Pennsylvania west of the sum-mit of the Alleghenies which is reached by the Penn-sylvania Railroad. The wide scope of territory traversed by the Penn-sylvania Railroad system, hereinafter referred to, ex-tends from the broad Atlantic southward to the fineducking grounds of the renowned Chesapeake with itsseveral large tributaries, which at certain seasons teemwith Rail (Sora) and Reed birds, besides numerousother varieties of acquatic birds so eagerly sought forby sportsmen and epicures: and westward to tlie pic-turesque
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . g all the ter-ritory in the State of Pennsylvania west of the sum-mit of the Alleghenies which is reached by the Penn-sylvania Railroad. The wide scope of territory traversed by the Penn-sylvania Railroad system, hereinafter referred to, ex-tends from the broad Atlantic southward to the fineducking grounds of the renowned Chesapeake with itsseveral large tributaries, which at certain seasons teemwith Rail (Sora) and Reed birds, besides numerousother varieties of acquatic birds so eagerly sought forby sportsmen and epicures: and westward to tlie pic-turesque Allegheny Valley. A GRAND FIELD FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. This exi)aiisive and diversified area is, it seemsalmost needless to remark, a grand field for the studentof natural history; forsooth, it matters not what specialbranch of the systematic natural sciences he claim that probably fully 25,000 kindsof insects find suitable dwelling places here; numerousspecies of fishes—many of which furnish fine sport to. iUiglers—valuiible lui- table use, inhabit the salt audfresh waters, and in some parts the rich and varieddeposits are especially allurinjf to the or other hosts give sustenance to thousandsof species of plants (flowering and nun-flowering)hence the botanist assures us this is a Held of milkand honey as regards the securing of rare specimensfor the herbarium. Individuals who desii-e to study the life liistories andeconomic status of poultry-destroying birds, mammals,or fish, can, by consulting succeeding pages of thischapter, suiely find these creatures—made by Divinehand with some good object in view—which at timesare so aggravating to farmers, poulterers and sports-men. THE MECCA OF NATURALISTS. Pennsylvania, by reason of its peculiar geographicalposition, its mountain ranges, large area of wild lands,its numerous water courses, and many romantic lakes,is a natural game preserve, and the home of manyspecies of the f
Size: 1261px × 1981px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbirds, booksubjectmam
