. A conspicuous national service. Birds -- Conservation. Why Bird Sanctuaries Are a Rational V\[eed By Zoe Beckley Old MAN JONES was a farmer, a supposedly prac- tical, up-to-date farmer, intelligent and upright, but like many other farmers, he wasn't quite as ad- vanced as a farmer of this very advanced age should be. Among other things, he didn't know quite as much about nature and the ways and values of nature's workers as he should have known, otherwise he might have been a richer, happier man. One spring he planted a lot of wheat—excellent wheat. In due time it came up — tall graceful sta
. A conspicuous national service. Birds -- Conservation. Why Bird Sanctuaries Are a Rational V\[eed By Zoe Beckley Old MAN JONES was a farmer, a supposedly prac- tical, up-to-date farmer, intelligent and upright, but like many other farmers, he wasn't quite as ad- vanced as a farmer of this very advanced age should be. Among other things, he didn't know quite as much about nature and the ways and values of nature's workers as he should have known, otherwise he might have been a richer, happier man. One spring he planted a lot of wheat—excellent wheat. In due time it came up — tall graceful stalks with bearded ears atop, waving gently in the sun and wind, under the broad blue sky. One fine morning, very early, before Jones was out, a rly came and lit upon a wheat stalk. He was small and blackish, with red lines on his back—a mere midge. His family and friends fol- lowed almost immediately, settling on neighboring stalks and making themselves at home. Nobody noticed them except a pair of little brown birds who looked down upon the midge family as they rlew swiftly over the field. The Sunday before, these feathered sentinels had made the mistake of stopping to eat a cankerworm and a caterpillar on I 2. 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 Rudge, William Edwin, 1876-1931, printer. New York : People's Home Journal
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