Show LARK IS FRIEND OF FARMER food consists mainly of harmful insects and weed seeds bird has no bad habits B CHARLES S elrd Colo aal cultural collic Coll college gc from the standpoint of the agrical turfs t the meadow lark has no equal not 0 n 1 Is it a valuable able bird because of the large number of harmful insects and need seeds eaten but it has ut in bad habits its food consists mostly of insects alch it finds cods in the besides the smooth caterpillars it also eats the hair ones aich most birds shun chun nor Is it averse to bugs enith a disagreeable odor in the sea sons rous ot of the lear nhen ahen insect life fire is scarce the meadow lark turns its attention to seeds of various kinds de large quantities of need seeds it seems adverse to eating the seeds of grain although ihen other food is scarce it enill pick up the grau grain has been scattered during har bar nesting because of 0 the large num bers of insects and need eed seeds destroyed it has been estimated that every meadow lark Is north orth a dollar a bear ear to the farmer A few birds anav remain with us during the ii winter inter but most of them archo from the south earl in the spring they often nest anice during the ho summer tho the second brood being hatched during jul and august rhe FINE or six eggs Is the usual number in a 1 clutch the nests are seldom found tor for they are arched oner 01 er not so 60 much for protection against viet tio Vi eather as for concealment it Is to be regretted that these birds are large enough to make an attract attractive ne mark for the sportsman the should be protected rigidly on all occasions |