Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 8, 1915, Page 12

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1915 (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) A correspondent takes sharp issue with a recent “Talk” about the -value ‘.of birds, etc., as insect destroyers. He appears to be a man‘who sees things with his own eyes, makes up his own mind and doesn't accept statements at second-hand until he has verified them. He also writes a mighty breezy letter. 1 should like to print it all, but must content myself with summarizing, as fairly as I can, some of the more sal- ient points. He says he is a bird-lover; has put up houses for .them and fed them win- ters; but he wants to be rational and is able to see their faults as well as their virtues. He is especially down on the “nature-fakers” who mostly hail from the city, on “mercenary Au- dubonists and Biological Survey fan- atics.” He doesn’t conceal his person- 2l opinion that the widely quoted story ebout the Pennsylvania farmers who earned a $90,000 bounty by shooting hawks and owls only to suffer a loss of $4,000,000 soon thereafter from rodent depredations “is probably one of the many lles told by this most in- dustrious bunch of Hars the world ever produced.” Especially does he deride the claims for the qual] and the robin. I assume that under the latter name he refers to the migratory thrush (Turdus migra- torius), which is commonly miscalled “robin” in parts of this country; “Robin Redbreast’ by the unusually sentimental He remarks that he would rather have one toad in his gar- den than a hundred robins in the mat- ter of destroying injurious insects, and woulkl rather have a hundred toads than one robin in the matter of in- jury to garden crops, berries, ete. 1 confess that what he says about this particular nuisance warmed the cockels of my own heart. For, of all the birds that fiy, I have the least use for this miscalled “robin” which really resembles a robin about as much as a crow resembles a canary. Hear my friend:—“Robins are very abundant on my place, but I have never seen them eat any insect except earth worms, and these are supposed to be beneficient. I have seen the ground under one of my pear trees where robins roosted near- ly covered with the seeds of grapes they had eaten; grapes from my vines. They carry the seeds of wild cherry, shadbush, wild grape, sumac, poison ivy, and many other undesirable plants and drop them along every fence, stone wall, telegraph and tele- phone wire, orchard tree. They carry from orchard to_ orcherd such pests as San Jose scale. They carry on their feet from farm to farm such dis- eases as hog cholera, anthrax, foot- and-mouth disease. If they do the slightest good I have never been able to discover it. They squawk their strident discords when brown thrash- ers and catbirds are singing sweetly, spoiling the harmony.” Amen, Brother! As the old Quaker lady who had been spilled into a muddy ditch by some fool speéder smashing into her carryall said to her own driver when that able swearer had exhausted the language of one-sylla- bled profanity on the offender; “Thank you, John, for expressing my senti- ments so well’ Let me add one more charge to the indictment ageinst this arrant hum- bug of the air: He will pull up sprout- ing corn in the field, if other pillage falls short, and the twine which scares off crows hinders him not a bit. I know this, for I have seen it, and once shot one in the act, with his in- sides just stuffed full of my six-days planted corn. As to quail: my correspondent evi- dently knows much more about them than T do. They &eem to be rather plentiful in his vicinity, while they are exceedingly rare in my neighbor- hood. As to the assertions that they sometimes keep a potato patch clear of beetles, he relates this experience:— “Some years since I captured some quail in December and kept them in OPINIONS AS TO THE VALUE OF BIRDS a large cage until the following May. During-the spring 1 offered them every kind of ipsect I could find and even witheld all other food for 48 hours, yet could not coax them to eat any kind of insect. I have examined contents of crops and gizzards of quail under magnify- ing glass many times, and have in no instance found remains of insect food. Their . food . consists largely of foli- age, such as clover, sorrel, - grass, wintergreen, sweet fern, etc., and some grain, weedseeds, acorns, chest- nuts.’ This is testimony at first hand, and is.very strong. At the same time, it is negative testimony, in a sense. So far as this correspondent’s test on his quail goes, it is conclusive. ‘That bunch didn’t eat bugs and couldn’'t be meade to eat bugs! But, if another man finds other quail eating insects and their crops and gizzards filled with them, his testimony must, also, be taken into consideration. It won't quite do to dismiss all other witness- es as liars because their observations do not agree with ours. The famous shield of the fable had two sides. Per- haps Bob White has two sides, like- wise. I believe my correspondent is telling the exact truth when he re- ports his observations. I can’t doubt that such men as E. H. Forbush, state ornithologist of Massachuetts, Dr. E. P. Felt, state entomologist of New York, and Dr. Sylvester Judd of the national Bureau of Biological Survey are also telling the truth about their observations. As to the quails Dr. Judd says in his bulletin on “the Bob- white and other Quails of the United States in their Economic Relations”:— “The Bobwhite is preeminently a soed-eater, 52.57 per cent. of its food for the year consisting of seeds.” % * * “Notwithstanding statements to the contrary, published and _unpublished, the Bobwhite eats insects in every month of the year. They form 15.05 Der cent of its entire food for the year. From June to August, inclusive When insects are most numerous, their proportion in the food is 35.97 per cent. Moreover, the large proportion of in- Jurious insects habitually eaten ren- ders the services of this bird more val- uable than those of many birds whose percentage of = insect food, though greater, includes a smaller proportion of injurious epecies. Conspicuous among the pests destroyed are the Colorado potato beetle, 12-spotted cu- cumber beetle, bean leaf beetle, squash lady-bird, wire worms and May bee- tles. From June to August, inclusive, insects and their allies form, as prev- iously stated, about one-third of their food. Of this beetles make up nearly half, or 1537 percent, bugs 8.5 per cent., caterpillars 1.37 per cent, grass- hoppers 6.93 per cent., miscellaneous insects 1.33 per cent, and spiders and other invertebrates 2.43 per cent.” Now, these figures are derived from the ekxamination of hundreds and thousands of Bobwhite crops and giz- zards from all parts of the country and in all seasons of the year. I cannot bring myself to consider such state- ments, following such long and pains- taking eand wide-spread investigation, as “nature-faking”. They are simply Dositive testimony as to what certain trained observers have actually found. That other equally honest observers have failed to find similar testimony in other cases does mnot, necessarily, impeach the -affirmetive witnesses. When Lawrence Bruner in his mono- graph on Nebraska Birds notes the finding of 101 Colorado potato beetles in a single Bobwhite's crop, I am strongly inclined to believe that he tells the truth: should so believe, even though I personally had failed to find a single beetle in a dozen crops. A dozen witnesses who didn’t see a crime committed cannot offset the testimony of the one who did see it. My ‘correspondent asks: “Have you ever seen any evidence that any birds eat tent caterpillars?” Yes, brother, I have seen such evi- Grand Sale Remnant Store 261 Main Street, Norwich VALUES THAT YOU CAN ONLY FIND HERE FOR YOUR SPRING AND SUMMER NEEDS Handsome Children’s Sample Hats, now $1.19, values to $3.98. Misses’ Crash and Galatea Middy Blouses, 49c. Figured Dimity Lace Cloth and Rice Cloth, 10c a yard. New Palm Beach Cloth, value 39¢c for 19c a yard, all 40-inch Fine Figured Voiles, in all new patterns, 19¢ a WHITE SALE NOW IN PROGRESS colors. yard. Beautiful Corset -Cover, 25c. 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Following 1s a list of birds observed feeding on the tent cater- pillar in that Medford orchar crow, chickadee, oriole, red-eved vireo, yel- low-billed cuckoo, black-billed cuckoo, chipping sparrow, vellow warbler. In either this or another reported case, a vireo with young wes counted mak- ing 125 trips in a day to feed them, and a chip, i A hunting mneighbor, who is also a keen observer, tells me that he has seen with his own eyes blue jays and cuckoos both eating tent caterpillars from their webs. In the case of the blue jay he reports watching the bird for meny minutes, ‘and the way he wolfed ’em down was good for sore eyes.” He didn’t undertake to keep count but he admits that the bird pretty nearly cleaned up the parti lar nest he was at. away inside him the caterpillars I saw him gobble down.” Dr. Felt, state entomologist of New York, calls attention to the special value of birds, as ean aid in insect con- trol, by reason of their mobility. While the skunk digs up lots of grubs and larvae, and the toad eats all the in- sects his long tongue can reach, and snakes also destroy many, all three are restricted in their work, copfined by their oywn nature to limited localities. The bir®s, on the other hand, ere the cavalry of the air, the Hussars and Uhlans angd Cossacks of the allied arm- jes. They can move to any spot where their food is thickest, and their keen eyes disclose such places below them even when in what seems aimless flight. There is one point my correspondent brings out in this connection that ought to be hammered home hard. LETTERS FROM' TWO STATES Tolland County COLUMBIA Opening Game— Aid— Local Team Wins Library Would Miss State Auction. Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt of New Haven nere with the family of Fred A. Hunt Saturday and Sunday. ‘William A. Collins Jr. and son Jas- per, of Rocky Hill, spent the week-end with their father end grandfather, William A. Colins at Chestnut Hill. Pastor Absent. Rev. E. O. Foster announced from the pulpit Sunday, that he would be absent after Wednesday of this week for the remainder of the week and the coming Sunday, as he expected to be in Eastern Massachueetts, during that time. Columbias Won. The opening game of the season was played on the Green last Saturday by the docal nine and the Grex Club of Willimantic. Colubia won, 20 to 9. The newly formed Columbia band was present and rendered several selec- tions before the game. William H. Bliss, Supervisor of Schools. in the northern portion of the state, with headquarters at Win- sted, was at his home in this place last week and calling on friends in town. Would Miss State Aid. It is reported that the state is likely to withhold its usual yearly grant of books to the various public libraries in the state this year. With a shortage of “new books” to select from, patrons may be tempted to read some of the books that have hitherto remained un- called for. Charles K. Hitchcock has purchased a handsome automobile. Mrs. Ruth Tucker and daughter en- tertained relatives from Hartford and Windsor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Clarke of New Haven spent the week-end with Mr. Clarke’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wi lard B. Clarke. F. A. Cook and family who have been occupying R. W. Porter’s house on Columbia Green are to move to Pleasant Valley. A teachers’ meeting was held at the Center District schoolhouse Monday, under the direction of Supervisor Gar- rison. Auction At Little Place. That is the value of predatory insects in checking the prolification of des- tructive bugs. To most of us a “bug” is just a ‘bug” and ‘to ‘be smashed on sight. This is wrong. There are good bugs as well as bad ones. Prof. Web- ster is quoted as holding the opinion that not five percent of the insects on a farm are injurious to crops while ninety-five percent. either prey on the injurious ones or on th correspondent writes: studying the subject for years I fully believe that if every bird was exter- minated from the face of the globe the predatory insects woull hold the veg- etation-eaters in as good check as is now done. I am not sure but it would be better done, for it is not at all unlikely that insectivorous birds pre- fer the predatory to the injurious in- sects.” This is putting it rather strongly, but-let me conclude with another story which this keen-eyed observed re- ports from his own ence:— “Years ago 1 noticed a piece of com- paratively new land, a few stumps be- time potatoes were making their ap- pearance above the ground, a nearby farmer came by and told me the place had been rented for two or three years to an old man for e garden and truck patch, and that he had allowed the bugs to eat up his potatoes, the year before. The adult beetles appeared in soon after the plants, and soon nearly every leaf seemed to have one or more bugs end clusters of yellow eggs. I kept watching for the gppear- ance of the young, when they seemed unduly delayed, began an in- vestigation. I found a small black- spotted red ladybird almost if not quite as numerous as the adult pota- to beetles, and eating the potato bee- tle eggs about as fast as they were deposited. While eating the eggs they were also breeding at a great rate, and soon their young larvae were help- ing their parents and yours truly as no bird ever helped a farmer. Not one beetle egg in @ thousand escaped, and no labor had to be expended that year on that patch killing beetles. Had birds been plentiful which do you think they would have eaten, the po- tato beetles or the lady birds? The potato bugs? Not on your life! THE FARMER. charge of Miss Dorothy Clark. There will be special music. Miss Helen Gilbert and Milss Mary Lord were home over Sunday. Deacon E. T. Smith is unable to at- tend church yet. Dr, C. H. Pen- dleton took his place at the cgmmu- nion service Sunday. WILLINGTON May Day Party With Winding of May Pole—Sermon to Young People. There was a delightful May day party on the Hill Saturday in which some fifty children participated. There were many pretty games, including the driving of hoops and running races. There was singing in the town-hall under the leadership of Miss Dunning that all enjoyed, but the prettiest of all was the winding and unwinding of the maze of bright ribbons attached to the tall flag pole on the green by a ring of merry children, under the su- pervision of Mrs. C. V. Smith, Miss Pauline Chalker being an able as- sistant. There were representatives from most of the schools but Miss Fenton was the only_ teacher present. There were 49 at Bible school Sun- day afternoon end a large congregation to listen to Rev. E. W. Darrow’s fine sermon to the young people. The words of his text were from 1st John 2nd chapter 14th verse: ‘I write unto you young men because you are strong”, and the injunction of Timo- thy—"Let no man despise thy youth.” There were five stringed instruments in the orchestra and good singing. in the congregation. Next Sunday the discourse will be for those of middle age—and the third in the series to the elderly. Rev. and Mrs, Darrow made a trip to New York this week. Washington County, R. I. HOPKINTON School Committee Hears Reports— Commissioner To Investigate Public Schools In North Part of Town. The school committee of Hopkinton met at the home of the clerk, Miss Clara A. Olney in Hope Valley, Mon- day morning with all the members present, also Henry J. Wheeler, Syper- intendent of Schools. The annual re- ports of the school committee, super- intendent of schools, principals of the Mrs. E. E. Little disposed of her household effects Tuesday at public auction. The auction was well attend- ed with fair results. S. B. West was auctioneer. Mrs. Little is boarding at J. A. Utley’s. HEBRON Special Mothers’ Day Services to Be Held, in Charge of Miss Dorothy Clark, Mr. Dillett of Amston has moved in- to_the house with Mr. Bloom. Mr. John August has rented the Dick Hanna farm and is moving into the house. Carl Jones has ended work at the post office in Amston. Very few here have their gardems planted. Mrs. E. T. Smith, Mrs. Loren Waldo, Miss M. C, Frink and Miss L. Bidwell were in Willimantic Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Frink of Springfield and Mrs. J. T. Murphy of Willimantic were calling on friends here Sunday. Mrs. H. F. Tennant and children were gt Mrs, Tennant's mother’s, Mrs. M. F. Frink over Sunday. Miss Genevieve Little and Miss Norton were at George Little’s over Sunday. Mrs. Marietta Horton of Hartford is wvisiting at Edmund Horton’s. 4 Deniel Horton was home over Sun- ay. 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Try one tonight. two high schools and critic teacher of the training school at Ashaway were read and the clerk was instructed to have three hundred copies of the same printed in pamphlet form for distri- bution among the taxpayers at the an- nual financial town meeting, May 20th. Request School Investigation. A committee from the Hope Valley Board of Trade, Frank E. Nichols, Hartford P. Brown and Herbert E. Lewis appeared before the school com- mittee requesting that they invite the Commissioner of Public Schools of Rhode Island, Hon. Walter E. Ranger, to investigate the public schools in the north part of the town and report his opinion of their condition, as soon as possible. They also erquested that the alumni association of the Hope Valley high school be allowed to use so much of the schoolhouse in thet village as may be necessary for holding its an- nual meeting, reception and banquet. Both requests were granted. Will Aid Clean-up Work. ‘The town council held its monthly session in the town hall Monday after- noon. Bill were ordered paid to the amount of $515.43. George M. Fish, surveyor of highways in District No. 3, was instructed to furnish a man and team to cart away rubbish on some clean-up day to be designated by the Woman’s Club, of Hope Valley. Probate Matters. At a probate court the council ad- mitted the will of Paul M. Barber de- ceased to probate and confirmed C. Angeline Barber as executrix. Petitions for the probate of the will of Lucia M. Meserve, deceased, for the appointment of an _ administrator on the estate of said Lucia M. Meserve and the appointment of a guardian of the person and estate of Lucius How- ard Meserve were referred to June 7th with order of motice. The first and final account of Eliza- beth E. Jagger, executrix of the will of Mary A, Edwards, deceased, was allowed and ordered recorded. The first and final account of Sarah A. Langworthy, ececutrix of will of Benjamin P. Langworthy 2nd., de- ceased, was received and referred to June 7th, with order of notice. The petition of Mary A. V. Hill for her appointment as administratrix of the estate of John M. Hill, deceased, was referred to June 7th with order of notice, Also the petition of Jeremiah K. Sherman for the appointment of Clarence E. Roche as administrator on the estate of Abby T. Sherman was likewise referred to the same date. Mys. A. Irene Mills has gone to Mys- tic to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Hector Rerrach. ity social was held with | 25c. e The Crowd AT EVERY PERFORMANCE. . DAVIS T 3—SHOWS TODAY—3 HOMAN’S THE BIGGEST AND BEST SHOW THAT EVER PLAYED NORWICH. HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY COME EARLY AND BE SURE OF A SEAT STILL BREAKING ALL RECORDS A DOLLAR SHOW FOR A DIME MATINEE, 2.30. 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There was a good at- tendance and an interesting program. Charles 1. Blake, of Ashaway, was a recent visitor with friends in Taunton, Mass. The peach orchard of George H. Sprague is a beautiful sight, being in full bloom. RICHMOND Rebecca Fagan Returns—George D. Matterson Recovering From Burns. Charles Reynolds of Arcadia was through this section Wednesday. Joshua Boss and son, Charles, were callers at Robert E, Moore's on Sun- day. Leonard Joslin has been spending a week recently with his son, Leonard Joslin, Jr., of Boston. Mrs. Everett R. Moore is at the home of Mrs. Joshua Boss for a few days. Rebecca Fagan who disappeared a long time ago has returned to the home of Elam James. Samuel Wright made a call on George D. Matterson who was serious- Iy burned, is slowly recovering. Eber J. Sherman was in Hope Val- ley, Tuesday. USQUEPAUGH Joe Bagley of Massachusetts is at his summer home here in the vil- Iage. Miss Fannie Woodmansee and_Miss Josie Sullivan were callers at Hills- dale Tuesda: Mrs, Fannie Bichnell, who has begn spending the winter at Dr. Kenyon's returned Tuesday to her home at Hamilton. Mrs, Esther Kenyon, wno has been spending the winter with her daught- er, at Arctic, returned home on Tues- day for the summer. Robbie Moore of Richmond was a caller in the village, Sunday. J. T. Wilcox of Exeter, was a call- er here Wednesday. The church supper Friday evening was very poorly attended. The net Teceipts for the evening were $5.15. Robert Smithers and family of Providence, have moved into the Rob- inson cottage for the summer. Mrs E. E. Carpenter, Miss Blanch Carpenter and Mrs. Cleveland Car- penter spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. George H. Noyes. Ethan Pendleton has moved into the new bungalow which he has recently built. E. B. Langworthy of Rockhaven ho- tel, is ill with grip. Mrs. E. B. Langworthy, who has been visiting her mother in Westerly, has returned home. 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