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oervationor wr ii, ia ctingg .'*~ , vs.., during the migration season, providing, lood. the value of birds te agriculturias I destroying insect$, and thé enemies of bird..>) THE, GREAT CONFLICT While. bugs, and insects are but so rnuch food -in the eyes and lives "0f our birds, . they' are real ënenieés to magn and seriously threaten his very existence. 'A real conflict is being staged and there are those amüong our scientists wbo are alarmed, with re- gard to tbe possible outcome. Bugs and .insects are increasiflg rLpidly, and it is a problem as to how, their hungry and destructive attack upon earth's vegetation, can. b e s t' be checked.. When the, Great Creator caused bird life to be uipon the earth no doubt it was with the distinct thought and interit that. a check be placed , apn the destruu4ivçness of the insects whicb He had also created. Appetites and natuires -hâve been given to these. feathered mratures which cause them to wage a ceaseless attack upon insect life. We know, that practically every form of vege- tation is attacked b)y somne specie of bug or insect and it is interesting to observe how the Great General. of the bird ariy lias provided warriors witb weapons anid cuinning to nclet, evrv avaice of the insect enerny. 0Our Bird Army, FIRST DIVISION THE AIR- Sitsalw, Daytime Aviators-Sitsalw and. martins. Flycatchers, king- birds, pewees and phoebes. Nightime Aviators.- Nighthawks. and whipporwillsi. This division of warriors is entirely responsible for stolPping the ene- mies which approach and attack us 1 . - --l -li t w . av larger winged rnsects, one at a time a s tbey dart out frôm their lookouts. SECOND DIVISION rt down or TREES-. *Woodpeckers. Nuthatches and creepèers. Chickadees The work assigned to this: division is .extirnely -difficult Once the b4orer.enemy is wellentrenched un- der the bark and in the .heart of a. tree he is hard te locate and more difficuit te reach. Watch a flicker, red-head, ,hairy or_ downy *wood-' peckér, as he maneuvers u p and down upon the- trunk 'of a tree, irst witb bhis head to one side and then to the other: By listening carefully he. can hear'the borer c ut- .ting into the heart of tbe tree and once located no time is lost in making the attack: Listen to the rap-a-tap-tap of the powerful bill and 'watch the chips fl3f: The enl- emy may have furrowed a haif inch or more into the tree but give Mr. Woodpecker time and he will reach him:., them a thrust with a long; barbed tongue and a dainty morsel is dragged froni its dugout. The hole made by a woodpecker soon heals over. THIRD. DIVISION LEAVES and TWIGS- Warhlers. each spring and tall: iAumost over- ilighit it opens its bombardment, arriving quietly and in full force about the same time each ylear. No group of warriors is more alert, thorough and relentless ý n, its at- tack,. Spend an hôur or,,twonear the shrubs iiiyour garden oriii the woods where thes e. fellows are at or the insects are missed or get work and you will wonder how any away. Every leaf and twig seenis tn have been examined a dozeli robin Ms he polices our lawns - and smiled as some big worm is cap- tured:, What, a noise' Mr. Thrush mnakes as he kicks up tbe leaves in Iocatmiga Ilrking foc! Much of the effective, fighting is- dome- by shy littie, fellows Wbom we seldom sec.. SIXTH DIVISION WATER- Ducks and. geese Snipe and gul Is Observe that the: General of flic Bird Armny bas been most wise in His-development of fighting divi- sions: First the air is guarded and then the trees, shrubs,- grasses and gro und are protected, and to com- plete: the line of defense we are given a great division of birds to guard against a. po5sible invasion frôm tfre water. <Especially should the guil f amily be decorated with medals for its worlç as, shore-line scavengers, preventing. the spread of disease and epidemics.) SEVENTH DIVISION > MICE-RATS-GOPHERS- Hawks by day.-- Owls by night. This division operate$ indepen- dently of those' assigned to the bugs and insects, but its work attack smali iras: riowever. i would be well to consuit the rec- ords of the Dept. of Agriculture for one should first know which of the hawks are traitors and then be sure of the identification before pliga trigger. If it were. not for the attack of pur hawk and owvl, warriors upon mice, rats, gophers, and other rodents our annual grain losses would increase. enormously. The state of Pennsylvania was one The Sun-.SMde Go. COMPLETES ERVICE Awnngs-Canopis-Porch, Shodes-Gerci.n ,UmbrmII.s eio ailtil C.OwitI Nmw s Pyrthuui mot showy varie- detis, will ensure a successful Peren- niai garden. FRANKEN BROS. Phne Deefeidâ 241 expensive If your garden seeds fail, you lobe an enhire ason. Play Safe 15ft Av.., E 1581 SIermS~ AV""