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Show that the biid ij not migratory in Us habits. That its craw or stomach stom-ach is so consh ur' t! t fiat it can subsist on see ls an t nrdred food during the winter month.:, but at tho first sign of a thaw its capacity capa-city to assimilate these foods ceases, and larva) become its sole diet during the spring, summer and autumn, until frost again notifies noti-fies it that its seasou's work is over. The bird is hardy and plentiful and can be procured of bird dealers deal-ers in Bremen at a very light cost. Unlike other winged enemies of the orchard pests, it commits no depredations itself, because of its physical make up. Midwinter is the only time during dur-ing which they can be conveniently convenient-ly and quite safely transported, as otherwise they must be fed on meal worms. It seems unnessary to direct attention at-tention to the immense value such a bird would add to the hortieult- r I I A NATURAL ENEMY OF THE C0DLIN MOTH. Tho question presents itself: Is there a natural enemy of the cod-lin cod-lin moth operating in nature, capable cap-able of being utilized by tho or-chardists or-chardists of this country under conditions offering reasonable I promise of ultimate success? With considerable confidence in the soundness of my position I answer, an-swer, Yes! j The cod 1 in moth was originally ; imported with the apple from J Europe, and thern if at all we may I hope to find its natural enemies, j In certain districts of Germany apples are extensive y grown but in no part of those districts is ural interests of Idaho. Each or-chardis. or-chardis. can estimate the value to himself, but In cannot attempt to provide himself with the true mpans of procuring it. The expense ex-pense would be too great for in dividual action. It may be doubted if any state or country can produce apples having hav-ing as many features to commend them to buy -rs in open market, as those of Idnho. The blush ami bloom of the Idaho apph; is a thing all it own, and it would be a lasting pity if the industry should perish because of a lack of interest in it by those who uro in a measure charged with its protection. protect-ion. N. A. Jacobsen in Payette Indpendent. spraying found necessary to protect pro-tect them against tho moth. While in that country not long ago I made close enquiry into the subject and learned that the injury in-jury from this pest was reduced to a minimum by the operation of a little bird known as the "Kohle Meyson." It is exceedingly active, act-ive, appearing at a casual glance to be in a state of perpetual motion mot-ion gliding up and down the trunk and limbs, scanning each crack and crevice, even the minutest, and discovering with unerring certainty cer-tainty the existence of larvre, on 1 which it subsists. I took pains to verify my information infor-mation by inquiry of scientific men there, specialists in matters of horticulture, among others tho Imperial Horticultural Inspector for Northern Germany. He told me that the little bird spoken of was, for the purpose of producing the commerical apple, second in importance only to the tree itsslf, b?cause without the one tho product pro-duct of the other would be unfit for market, From him I learned |