New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1922, Page 16

SPECIALS FOR \SATURDAY \New Britain Clothing ‘ and Dry " Goods Co. 1381-383 Main St. Men’s ' Monhair 1 Suits at | $9.00 Men’s Palm Beach Suits at $7.00 All Sizes Why Pay More Elsewhere g | for lost. B is most easy to procure at the time | So that if berries or frmt are abund- ‘rl*.t birds’ main food for the time, | fields in several sections, especially on | N upon the ground as to be counted by ¥ ‘nthfir species, appeared and fell upon | Bl| The article includes many instances B caterpillars, beetles and parasites in #in eating weed seeds M| mice infested cellars and granaries, fl | he says, with such success as to elim- | inate there that source of widespread P within the houses instead of spray- B to weaken and stunt the tender NEW BRITAIN DAILY BIRDS OFTEN MISLEADING {Supposedly Injurions Feathered Creatures Aid to Farmers : Washington, July T birds ¢ min and parasite through a century of observations show that many so-called hird pests are themselves effective alds to the farmer, and others not generally | thought to be insect destroyers are | active in that work, W. L. McAtee, of the Biological Survey of the De | partment of Agriculture, says in a re- view in the annual report of the Smithsonian institution just publizh- | ed | 0y [ the English sparrow, often systema- tically destroyed as a pest, which nev- | ertheless feeds upon the seventeen | vear locust, asparagus heetle, locust | leat miner, tent caterpillar, canker worm, army worm and drop worm; ! and the bob white quail, usually seed eater, which also feeds upon tae locust and the olive scale “The general utility of | checking the increase of |animals and plants is well |stood,”” he continues. “It must be| admitted, however, that while birds constantly exert a repressive influ- | worth t ence on the numbers of the orzan-| isms they prey upon and even exter- | -8tudies of | & insect destroyers and of ver pests, extending the hirds, While it is true, he s birds minate certain pests 10cally, €hey are not numerous enough to cope st cessfully with widespread invasions Nevertheless, Mr. McAtee cites nu- merous authentic instances where bird flocks have destroyed insect plagues and their eggs and larvae so| completely that such species have! {never returned to the localities where formerly they had wrought great crop damage, or were present in such de- pleted numbers as to be almost neg- | Your Grocer Sells Lipton’s He knows that the popular demand for it is no mere chance. Quality, flavor and freshness have given Largest Salein the World a|otherwise arose from the presen 1ys, that many | poyge of deputies to fix the glary of in | species feed upon and yearly destroy [ members of that body at 1,000 lfre a injurious quantities of grains, fruit under- | the good they do in eradicating or|jne attended keeping down the numbers of the|apout $50 a month and about $2.50 growers' other enemies, s slight reimbursement, He also tells how ducks have been $450 a year. HERALD, used as exterminators of insect pests, especially mosquitoes, by keeping | them on ponds or in marshes where they feed upon the larvae or young Ducks have proven invaluable in thus cleaning out marshy sections which could not otherwise be rid of mos- | quitees hy draining Quail have also been introduced into alfalfa fields where they are great destroyers of the alfalfa weevil, and while the farmers were at first | against the practice, the better crops. coming from the fields where tife quall had almost eradicated the wee. vil, demonstrated their value. Now, Mr. McAtee says, there are sections in the alfalfa growing regions, where farmers will not permit quail hunt. ing. Summing up, he declares farmers will soon see the wisdom of protect- ing many bird species upon thelr land, mainly by supplying fopd dur. ing times of scarcity, water for,drink- ing and bathing, and nest boxes or nesting places, as well as protecting them from molestation at all times. Detailed information on the subject of attracting birds, as well as upon those species of value to the farmer and gardener, may he obtained from publications distributed by the Agri- culture department, TEA WOULD FIX SALARIES Rome, July 7.—Socialist Deputy Turati has introduced a bill in the or berries, | month and 60 lire extra for each sit- This is equivalent to 1s more than|extry for each sitting, The present salary of a deputy is approximately |ligible. In most of the cages he cites efforts of farmers or gardeners to eradicate the pests had proven fruit- !less and the crops had been given up One reason for thi ar-extemina- [tion at times, he sa s that birds are prone to feed upon whatever food ant in a locality they will constitute |and when insects swarm in great | numbers, the bi are attracted to | | that abundant source and feed upon them until the supply gives out Notable amonz many instances | mentioned, are various local exter- I minations of the Rocky Mountain or | Migratory locust, which even since | 1818 has at times threatened gramn| |the Great Plains. Mr. McAtee's arti- lcle tells of numerous times when grain growers despaired of gaving | crops from hordes of locusts so thick |the hundreds upon a square foot of | field. Just as they had given up hope | | of saving their crops, flocks of yel- {low head, and Brewers blackbirds, | gnlls, quail, English sparrows, among the pests with such effect that much | of the grain survived the attacks. | [as well, of saving crops bhoth field | and garden, in FEastern sections, of | near-annihilation of grubs, moths, | trees, especially in orchards, and | shows the great good done by birds \ Owls have been placed in rat or' Announcing— A white collar attached shirt with a special collar, formerly known as— “The Wilson Special” and sold exclusively by the Wilson Co. This shirt is now carried in our stock at $2.85 and will be knewn as “The Besse-Leland Special” Until July 15th this shirt will be sold at the special price of—. $2.50 BESSE-LELANDS economic loss in grains and cereals. Hot house gardeners, he declares, | have often found it profitable to in- | troduce various species of hirds, | known to be insect or lice destroyers, k| ing or otherwise using chemicals and | fumigating The latter processes, he declares, have often been found | young plants, while no disadvantage FRIDAY, JULY 7, 192z, Bigger Savings Than Ever ‘/Ileu'afli White Pumps & - Oxfords ~for Women I Just when the demand for white footwear is at its height, comes this opportunity to buy at big savings. And there i8 no doubting what these savings are, for the regular prices are embossed on the soles! No matter what you want in white footwear you will find it in this sale--white Canvas, Kid, Nu-Buck, etc. All the favored styles in pumps and oxfords. Military, Baby Louis and the new Flapper heels. All the new- est leather combinations. The Regular Price $3.50 Embossed on the soles. $1.35 On Every Pair Also Included in This Sale in Big Variety at 95 985 White Pumps and Oxfords Formerly $3.50 to $5.00 | Everywhere you turn in our stores you see values absolutely the greatest you have known in years! i were formerly priced $3.50 to $5.00! sport models is represented---in White Canvas, Kid, Nu-Buck, etc. All styles of heels and leather combinations. The bargains are simply widths. All of these White Pumps and Oxfords at $1.45, $1.95 and $2.85 Style after style in plain, strap and Al sizes and astounding. See them in our windows tomorrow! Pewark Shee StoresCe. The Largest Chain of Shoe Storcs ln The Uniicd Slaten New Britain Store 394 Maifi Street Near R. R, Crossing ANl Newark Stores Open Saturday Evenings fo Accomimodate Custoriers. || For Quick Returns "Use Herald Classified Aduts. | | SALESMAN sam . BLACKHANDERS GOT ME. LOCKED UP WN HERE-GO And The Kid Didn’t Get a Nickle %, BET THAT MAN ,7 WILL GWE ME A NICKEL. 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