. Circular. Agriculture. 17 manner, but in the woods protection is hopeless, and hole- nesting birds, with the exception of chickadees, will rarely. fexfc Q fROMT 00 Top BOTTo^^ Fig. 23. âSwallow box, supposed to be cat-proof, and details of construction. nest there. Boxes placed on poles set up in a pond or on a small island bring good results. Poles need not be more than 6 or 8 feet in length, except for martins, and may be very slim, made from a young pine or cedar or any other sapling. They may be screwed to fence posts with lag screws (large screws with square heads; see Fig. 24 and
. Circular. Agriculture. 17 manner, but in the woods protection is hopeless, and hole- nesting birds, with the exception of chickadees, will rarely. fexfc Q fROMT 00 Top BOTTo^^ Fig. 23. âSwallow box, supposed to be cat-proof, and details of construction. nest there. Boxes placed on poles set up in a pond or on a small island bring good results. Poles need not be more than 6 or 8 feet in length, except for martins, and may be very slim, made from a young pine or cedar or any other sapling. They may be screwed to fence posts with lag screws (large screws with square heads; see Fig. 24 and Plate VII., Fig. 2) so that they may be taken down in the fall and stored away until spring. Where there are no fences, posts may be set in the ground and the poles fastened to them. Boxes put up on the walls or ridgepoles of buildings often attract birds if the trees are not near enough to allow squirrels to reach them, and if cats cannot get at them. (See Plate VIII.) ({= â «â¢> (j =: >»» Fig. 24. How TO ATTRACT THE BiRDS. If nesting boxes are set up in accordance with the foregoing directions, English sparrows disposed of, and nests safeguarded against cats and squirrels, some of the boxes are sure to be occupied by birds, provided there is a sufficient diversity of vegetation in the neighborhood to furnish them with a variety of insect food and wild fruit, and unless they are too much disturbed by the noisy activity of their human, feline or canine neighbors. We cannot expect many birds to be attracted to a city yard where there is neither grass, trees, water nor shrub- bery. They always appreciate a near supply of water. If. 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 Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. Boston, Mass.
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