Show AN ENEMY 01 ahe HE wi hafl EVIL i tile the pest of holing on mid in ill uuie the alfalfa weevil for seven vial al years past has been doing enor enormous damage to alfalfa chops in utah A recent made by the U 9 department of reveals the fact that the english sparrow spat spa row trow individually la 16 one of the most effective enemies of 0 the weevil therefore it is recommended that the bounty placed upon this bird lit in this state be removed the english sparrow pro pre heists a problem in utah some what hat different from that in many other parts of its range tales states department bulletin no just issued iland and it must be placed very high in the scale of weevil enemies Is no bird in which the people of utah are more interested than han t this much foreigner As a result of the examination of a laige number of stomachs of english sparrows by biologists of the department with a view of determining the relation of the bird to the alfalfa weevil the sparrow to la classed as one of the greatest bird enemies of the destructive posts pests it was not only found that the adults vat cat the insects in large num iel hen s hut but that a large per cent ae of the food of the young voting ong isted of the weevil A laige gumbei of hhas it was discovered are also en enezile enile of the weevil they at aie P the california gull wilan s 8 phalarope kill diee allea quail mourning dove red shafted flicker Ai At kansas phoebe trallis ti allis flycatcher deaett horned lair laik yellow headed L lack blackbirds birds thick billed ted led wing western meadowlark meadow lai laik k oriole brewers blackbird black blackb blid house finch pine one fiskin western ostein estein savannah sparrow western laik spa tiow white crowned spar sparrow roiN ein chipping sparrow brew eis 01 s sparrow desei t song Lincol ns sparrow red towhee green tailed tow lice boo black headed grosbeak lazuli bunting cliff swallow bank swallow rough winged swallow yellow warbler mae mac ys warbler long tailed chat sage thrasher long tailed chickadee western robin and mountain bluebird the removal of the bounty on the english issig not so ao much because tile the blied added protection tec tion but foi the leabon thal thai i the lawas ts Is the case in most statutes of this kind utterly tails to maternally ma i educe deduce the number of these and at ithe the same time it has been the excuse foi the destruction desti notion of I 1 many birds of beneficial s i A deduction in the num hot hei of sparrows if desired can be much more effectively accomplished either by the of ef loing 01 ti of individual failers or by the employment of compe tent men to make it thorough thoi ough and ext exten engli she e campaign of flapping poisoning or nest d u notion ahei 0 chicken food feed can be protected and grain fields will not be jeopardized the english sparrow irow may bo be allowed to continue unmolested its good woi k on the alfalfa weevil since this investigation was waa lanade made the browers brewers blackbird has been given absolute protection in the state of utah the valley quail la is dese deserving iving lof of added protection also foi a period at least thal tha its efficient in the sup rup slon of the weevil may continue unimpaired |