Show usefulness OF THE CROWS bingle single bird destroys Des troya more cut in da day y than ten men could coid 01 dig up and kill in week to those who know how difficult it iq 11 0 lo 10 o kill the wary crow this will sound bound laughable but it la Is a fact that thou sands of crows are killed billed every year b farmers elther either by traps or shooting oi 01 poison dut but experts who have made 0 thorough investigation into this do de dare clare that whilo while tho the farmer is justl nei in scaring tho the crows away from hio bit grata grain and corn fields lie ha should nol kill the bird because a single crow cut cai and generally does destroy more cut worms in a day th anten men could dir dig up and destroy in a week man alan cannot locate the wiry soft boll col ored little cutworm cut worm lie he can only find ibby it by chance while the crow can locate them W with etli ease and locate their tiny holes in the soil and with ono one bang ot of their strong beaks drag mr cut worm forth from the ground to add him to the dally daily repast A crow weighing two and a halt pounds was experimented upon and it was found this bird actually ate his weight in cut worms lit in one day and apparently could have eaten more the crow therefore can save more cropp crop from the rava ravages geEf of cut worms in day than he can destroy in a week crows are heavy enters eaters it Is tru they will pull up tender shoots of corn li it they have the opportunity but they will also eat the worms and apparent ly prefer the worms A very young robin was also experimented with ile he ate 68 earth worms in a day these making a bulk larger large r than the bird robins will fill strip a cherry tree of its fruit in a few days but with netting over the trees these robins will also denude a garden of insects that would have otherwise prevented at least halt half it if not all of the planted things from growing to maturity |