Show government declares war on sparrows 11 OFF 1 it IF english sparrow Is the pirate ol of THE the air just as tho the rat la 18 the freebooter of tho the earth and ought to be exterminated so rules iules the department of agriculture in a bulletin just published which also tells how to get rid of tho the pest this declaration of war by the government la Is in striking contrast to relief movements started in ili certain elt alt lea ln recently to save these birds from starvation Etar vallon because of the severe winter tc r this sparrow studiously says the department bulletin hunts and eats eata insects insect 11 that are beneficial to plant life while it passes over more or less those that are harmful the only good thing it does la iq to cat the seed of weeds and prevent their spread aside from that there Is nothing to be said in its favor more afore than that it Is murderous it hunts the nesting places and destroys eggs and young blue birds house wrens tree swallows and barn awal lows the robin the catbird and the mocking bird it attacks and drives delves out of parks and shade trees it has haa no sang but drives out the song birds birde and brings only noise in return after having baying learned all this about the sparrow after an extensive in festl gallon the department of agrical turo ture shows a way to destroy the bird first whenever sparrows around your house destroy their nests le ir they roost at night on your eaves trough drive them away with a long pole by destroying nests where wherever vez they are seen the he increase can be pro vented the sparrows likes to nest in cavi ties and can be trapped through thit preference it will roost in boxel boxe that may be put up tip to make e its cap ture easy it may be lured to spread grain and shot and killed in othet ways or may be poisoned wheat soaked in Is said to be preferable this method has been adopted in california where aher 0 11 was necessary to protect ripening fruit |