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Jack Miner And The Birds

By Jack llliuer IIi111e1f-.A Historyof This Notable Bird Lover's Life

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ILATE FALL SAUER- KIMUT AND OTHER

CHAPTER VIII. killed nine screech-owls in less than bal Birds to Do. w} , away for that year. At a screech- Eiti llism, lons v ltud-i; Vim, arob Sir Rnni, Britt‘ ' Beer- - litrcd llllnl meni Inf-u“ -

to see 1.110111. But remtmlswr, Wilill Ii two-inch mesh wire netting andiiabics‘ am 10111115 111 this book is what I,‘ killed a golden pheasant hen for spread iayers of vege-mbies on

telling the :rutl1, half ounces. A doctor in the town l-isiiii’ biiiilgv cuiziiii hi0 distribute iih First of all 1e: me say that 1h, of Leamington once called me in to ,Sii‘i “an i’ u“ ii i e crock is mm lite majority are to shoot him. This j i1heasunt hen that was setting on l

hawk that l5 the worst. The sp.‘1r-,' two-inch mesh netting. I at once ‘vcigiii on top’ A ieihiioiimi weigh

roiv-haivk is 111e smxillesi, and lumsaid it was a screech-owl andi‘

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links 111111 soul: .>‘]l1ll‘l'1)\\'~'. Y1», 1 111111 111,- he harbored scieech-oivls know they 1111i v.11 lll'lll\<iliillli rs, i 111 and around his barns to kill the] but these are ll.\llilii_\' 111.111 by the i English sparrows. Another man I young birds: the 11.111111 >p111~ro-.1-_1ik11evv kept a scheech-owl in his hawk lives chiefly 1111 nncL- undlbum to kill the sparrows, and hel vmall birds. iwas puzzled to know what killed ihis tame pigeons.

lurax about half an inch thick is When l raised pheasants I al-I mimid over the top w prevent a

ways matte a "hide" where i could The siifeeflh-owl 1a just a. m1n-15C11m fflfliling- It i5 very important

lay for m? llllh, Clmlh. “fungi iature horned owl. both in looks and fi-hat the wax should not be added

Dne rim‘ I fcrl my CilThn u‘. all. habits. But I have never had my ‘before fermentaton ceases.

p.111; when I returned at fwur- “it's tried more mm ‘my bird than In making Sauerkraut’ the out"

thirty I twppid 111C- 1111 1o cnii them I have with the Great H°m°d “m?” leaves Oi the cabbage and

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and o, ‘t, m, ,,.,_. Ml U“, £,,.k,,,l_ - Owl. On one occasion one of thesc X1111’ dvflikved or bruised leaves teen l‘ _. 11. all, ..v H. ,,,.l ,_.,,,l, winged bruies came and apparently Should b1’ diSPflYdPd; B5 iwvii a5 the were u“ llml. , , ,, _ “ml just got his toes pinched in a trap; COTP- Ti"? cabbage Siloilid be shred- l-rlglm L, ,.l_ My ll. ,1 was; 1 and night; after night he sprung the l d“ “m! B- 5i““"¢“ii°i' 0T 5119-117 m. ll-.-_-,,.,.l_~ l,,, l S... Mm ~ traps and took a hen phe:1s.111;.,'i<nif°~ A-fler weighing, pack imme- . Hen turn 111-1‘ ‘1--- and i This went on until he had iakenidifliell‘ in a water-tight receptacle. Tm look 11p, I 011.1111 11,11: b1

. the Shogun “m, A all” of loads and made a bed of robes out miof salt to forty pounds of rgQ-jflfle lllu itlllde,» the “h1de" which I always. kept 51"“ the hi‘: iiavml!‘ i0 ihe 911i- l, ,-,,.,.l_,. g0, mi ready in the enclosure; and there I ished PPM "~- _ _ lay in that. bright moonlit, snng- The "1 39 Shimid b? FY9593 1 _,,,,..,nl,,g one. ins-coin, zero night. at last 1 nnvjimi“ "5 i 111111’ as nimble and cov- ,. ullylce‘ and ln an owl hovering over the grQ1111d,‘9rf-‘d Wiiil a OiOi-il- board and ,_ ,, sll,ll.l~aw_lln“.ll and fortunately for me he got. fool- weight The weight should be suf- aame down out of the heavens like "d? h‘? Cami‘ ‘O exam!“ the dPCQS/S iiciiiiii i0 Cause iii‘ iii-inc i0 ti“ ‘ hllllll , W, last h, mu lllom Il lleal- ml; and wlllle llls allcnlloniabove the board. When sauerkraut

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lOlliii ket- th" kiln on him 111: was: was riiieiiied on mem i "iisiici iipiis made late in the “mi it is not m me glmmll m. S“... me am; and fired. and he never knew urhaniieciisiiiiiiy i0 add a my" °T paraf- imisged his bird; and whm he “ab: m, hlm when I went m lhelfm wax, because it can be. frozen ha" ZTJbout four fect 1n the n11: again Ii. muse ii was three M"- 1 1151111111‘ i,” wan as ieirmeniatim‘ i5 wmpicw‘ lug; “(led lllm wllll a1()ad of shot; catch twelve to fifteen of these At “h” “mes °f u"? Year. the

PRESERVED VEGETABLES

The following vegetables, calimge Some Things I have Known Cnnni- two weeks, but not until they had lisauerkrauii- 5m"! bell“ and be" killed and driven all our martins in)!” ma!’ be pre5ewed by ielmm‘ tatlon with dry suiting. m this

Now, dear reader, I am welli owl's nest I once found my hat-full "““i‘°d‘ ma Wgembi“ “e wuheih lware of the fac1‘tl11it my book of rcntnants of blue-bird's wings, m“? "l!" drained off and the veg- would be more popular if 1 lcfl young robins‘ wings and feet, and imam” weighim “m5 3 mum“ c’! these questions c111. I .1:11 like your- i quail, song-sparrow and English ‘mil’ to every 100 pwnds M W39‘ self, I wish I hud iwihzng to snyl sparrosv-feathers. In another casefabics" No water is “mi The "it but good about every 1111-11, for Ilorei, a screech-owl went through theimmicis the WM" 1mm m” W36"

tnow aboui nature so please don"t me and ate her throat out.‘ This inch mick in a crock‘ Covering each lump on me Willi both fee‘. for owl only weighed three and one- my“ ‘vim a very thin “wring °i

l . ll , ll. l,‘ lll. ., _. . . ll‘, h d klll d h. ld lparts full. Place a cloth on the top. _ azger l1, .111 t 1111111. anxun. set u 1 a e is g0 en men a plate turned upside dowxhlfour 00mm, oases‘ The latter, howljmmmatmn with w“ parasites‘ To

s suff cicnt for a five gallon crock. wmtruciiml- 65°11

. _ , _ _\ . v _ . The container, 1o‘d kegs and but- Pmmwd ‘m iw° Bid” ls hmd on tl.dgl.1. ,s suth :1 bubn- , shoutd 111111 how I knew. He then t” tubs do as “M; as stone cracks) mlonlea Fm, packlng malerlal, plml anon sllollll. ma. steam “filly is-lioultl Lie allowed to stand in a n“ shmimg‘ latest leaiwi- ehafii-iimtion’ me iiiivoruiie mm“ win uurm room for from eight to ten moig em" ca“ days, when me bubbles of a” should be from three to six inches W Prevent. by We" mite numbers. cease ,0 “plum me iemlenumon m of packing on the bottom and‘ on} the multiplication of parasitic cr- complete A layer o, not paraffin all four sides, and a cushion six ; ganisms and so1l~ organisms that

,0 brlng twelve, Tam 1 put on gul- (U... It has been fvlmd that one poundito examine the colony at any time effects of cultivation or fallowing

‘llhe Dominion Aplarlst says:

in the cellar

be fairly dry, well ventilated, well insulated against outside temperatures and maintained at an even teznperature of about 46 degrees P. The bees should be brought in as soon as possible after the last good cleans- ing flight, usually about the first i’ placed ovrr hive entrances to pro- tect from mice see that they fit ‘snugly so that mice cannot move them.

For outside wintering the bees may be placed in single, double or

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i amntake. It is the medium-sizedi twelve 928s. The Pen was made of or a piece oi cieim board‘ and aieveii’ is the mo“ ewiiomiciii both

liin the preservation of heat and in colony being by other

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to eight inches thick on top, The l

colon1es_ should be placed in the cases with all packing done Qxcept ‘.011 top before they an fed, pg -thcr.=, should be no disturbance of the bees after feeding. The latter. end of September is a good time toi place the bees in the cases. I m British COlUIllbifl the x0013 enay hive-case has been generallyi adopted by the beekeepes u the, best all the year round form of protection. It: is only necessary to remove the cover and top packing‘

1 i —-this being a~grcat advantage early sprinie-"Wintering Bees in’ Canada," Dsmlnlmi Department of Agriculture bulletin.

Pure Bred Stock

The total number of pedigree rrtificates registered by the Cu-na-l cllan National Reords and approv~ ed by the Dominion Minister of Agriculture for the month of Au- gust: was 5.082. This includes the

The next morning we went over to; ‘was every winter. w“? iiiiioiiid be iiikiiii o“ before _ mod‘. .. qyle woods and dcstmyed the other; Remember, when he comes and adiiiii? the my“ or paraflm- '- nTi Dld one and the young. and foundi gets ii bird he wiii cai’ wiiai he Fresiiriimg Fr-uiis and viigiiiiibios Ind iemnants of some of the younili Wllflis of it, and come back the fol- ‘miimim D°m‘“'i°“ D°i“*'im"m °i no e Pheasants. Now this hawk killed will“! "151" f" a new Orw- ' ‘iii. liiilil°p.m__-_..s- . their 1 111d carried away 1m or these 111m Bl" "W the“ Cannibals locate] U, lf“ i "‘*“ ‘ll I -~ ppm; pheasants ln loss than foul.‘ other birds for miles

the , - hours. These little pheasants were i across the wlmii?’ i5 i1 m

‘hag, about ten clays old. After plicnsnnts: iroub 8911 W he the 517,9 of a Small quflll , a beef on a not summer's day, the ‘ll w or molll-lllllg l-lm-(e spnrrmluhnwks,’ turkey buzzards will be hire 1n less » will not take them. 111.1111’ a smnif m“ we'll“! hm"- Wiloffi difi‘ hawk have I l-oald by “lsklng a ‘ 111w: vultures come from? You pc1'-'

ear. What were these crows and mikisi feeding

ymery Yet‘ their young on? Crow. " ' I fish, pollywogs. small frogs grubs ll d l 1 - , we g0 own r1 the field and kill: P,“ but sewnlnwfive p” cent‘ or the food that/these old crows would vomit up as they struck the ground was cggs. I; was these old black

1 _1ittle dead pheasant and running ai naps have n0‘ 59°“ 0m TOT a. raise lrledgllngs on and l, l j t "Tll _wire through him, standing up inimoniil- 3°“ did ‘i151’ know ybui as m5}, fol. n“, lilo“, to rfilseusa none... l‘ "Mimi lwiiion on 11 SW1 tr-uti WW" “Hing a b”! This ‘i“°""'5°“i young bird on iciustardi as it would lngs letting Mr, Hawk 1211111- down n11: ofi “iii-v i” Just ‘is much i" Dim” “s72 be to raise a 111w duringia political norm the glr and hpll] llllllglalf‘ l lldvvltfll11vi~ do the hawks and owls find canlpalgn- . . mallli, often caught owls in th. some 111.151‘. m" 1111')‘ I am Om O V _ yqnrg I “Ovid 1Z0 0n and on. relcitlni; The gm“ hiimed °wi nests i“ m“ fui things. iiliiayitieiiciiiiiiiyiiiiifiz pliliii- ol-‘lll such experiences until you got will“? m‘ 931i)’- Pilri)’ 5131i"!- biiiiii‘: halcllcd njbllls Spued out gl u "El": hungry‘ BM "mcmboi? iii“ §l71"“'"i iii” in ii‘ cavii-v 0i 8' ti?” or i‘ °T"""'5 dying Crow's mouth and the ll‘ile “one row--hnwk is only one. The worstli or imwkis nest" They iay two Dim things were still alive. Whether the m m are, W, l0 Comp, the coozlnr“=‘ the, white eggs. round like a turtl-zsi eggs w”? bmkpn ln m], throat bk

.11» sharp-shlrmcd. and the goshutvk; l (“Si “mm m“ "We "f an ordinal”. fort I shot her or not 1 (p, n.1,),

‘how HUN, am l“, m“, bullets lnl barnyard fowis or a shade smaller lmjyv‘. bu, m“, were bIIOkC _h

the, flip‘ Bu; “lhlll. ll“. pheasants,’ I have got the nest as early as thr. i ii i. i i n vi on an. m“. llm Sl).l_,.,.,,\,._l,,,“.l< ls the‘ first day in February, when old

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of i111 Cami trial. some name

thrown up. Yes, they will gage

1: 11111.1‘ - worst, incense it is 1111111- numerous. i Mrs" owl W85 setting The female ‘ihiii uiiiiisrolfiiigs’ iiusdt minim‘ kas T0 all)’ l)‘ rson who 11111111’. think 0i" horned owl 151573” ma“ the "1519; i‘ i‘ N i in 0 ri “m er

. birds,‘ if they have the opportunity Ifliélll 1 l- - -~ . sh will wei h b t f - f 8 1W ‘in 11111.11 111 me‘ l‘ i? “ D“ m" Pmmd“ but 1h:- rzliin docs seem to be their

s v th; . , 1 ,. an ~' -_~ - hm”! a" ii iii i ' o" i . d has a “mg Siiiciid oi mi“ choice. puiiblj’ because he does not l" ll, to (il'.'~'l.l‘(\\' \\11:1 vii-g l1.‘1r11 i‘. r111“ [WY iIiCiWS- 1 , , h H _ _ - cont-ea. 11.x nest better, Yet 1 lvns 011s: 1.11 .1111 1'.111:111>.'1l l NOW I know iilfiff? M0 I1 lot Oi

here. for C

1111" flgfiill? crows because they ptlllctl our corn! I11 all my lifc I

11011-1‘ lzrcw a crow to bring corn to

11ml betii uxvi- up r week 01' M) 112-11» 1~,- member. wl: 11 l

_5 a people who protect thcse cannibal- llmj birds because they kill mice. Yes,‘ ~ (in-ml m, they do kill mice. But take:

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it. by hutzrzei- ;i1e1: -. Ylf‘ Pall rlnzcns and dozens of our mqc-eti-i Efiihiiiil, Illililalicic ;=—~ nuch ntlr-r, 112111 011., 11» the Wrous and weed-destroying birds l: _ i _ i i i. i i Bu“ _ v _ l v ands out of :1 gasping crowds 933 same, I 11121- kn... _ :1 oi ca 331 to rare one owl. I claim that the Iron.“ m d an 0 c of m _ t 1 1 1 of 11115 111 11r- life. " y i‘ “e m“ ‘

good one robin or quail docs, in one , day. ovcrbalances the harm u dozen mice v.‘1ll do.

Now we come to the crow and, bronze g-rackle, the largest black-| birtl. ’I'licsl_- two birds raise their; young chicfly on the eggs of other

, Tl 1r . birds. Why this is. I won't pl-ptcnd, onlvmfl mzrickrls ijngiitiiimiil. to soy, nor will I attempt to thrown’ ‘ i ’ i S iiiii

‘I mv or “gm “Wm , exnrtlj/ the some, l-Ic will drop on

ii‘ iiiii’ “iiiii a tree and look around" seizing '1n of the. 1 ~11. 1 ~ ' . 11 1.1.- 1 1 <1 -' . . ' ‘ ‘l’ Y1 m1 1 I‘ know incyi {r111 ly con e s do no un er ' nppnrtunny h? w!“ mm“ down and

will kill :1 clumsy’ hnrizyard fnwli, stand. Possibly 1t has come nbouti go mrmlvh ( h l 1H h . or so, anrl they will alto kill snakes; thmugh man's inicrfercncc wltlii “PM, l" il) ‘i, “i ipmi B0 i 81W of them as l’1I11'c said, "1' their natural habits. i; will. c ii-siiinmis mi find no f:11iit".1vitl1 1111's!‘ fcllnwxs. The crow was the first bird I! Li ii ikii ii iiiiii wiii “ii iiiiiiiigii i I flhcnd a lot of my life bumlng liuntcd in Canada, as wc thought! ilimiefiiiiili Mini ii miiiiii’ i iiiiiii brick and draintilc nt night. and they pulled our corn. I went to the} fxitiinivm iii if“; iiiclliiiiiiiii iziiiis during the summer months ‘it is woods and located their nests. nnrii lllllill- mini: ..ii.i,i,ck,,.,a,,,c,liii'hail; vary interesting to see ihc toads soon I became wise enough to lml-; mm; w“, “in 5a the ‘Ungkll .55: come before the light nf the fires talc the call of the young: then I m1‘, i ' y y “icy and catch msncts. Th” sunk“ mm l ' . s 11111. 1 good as they do l1.11ml N these big hawks out, kill thc toads; i ‘iiiw iiiiiii make this smismim I

had Mr. Crow beaten. I would first

destroy the young if possible, then,‘ . _r . ‘ad I dot“ m“ makes‘ “on H ‘my do111 11 n11 c1 .1 t a n ti. Tlic so are not in my boots. ° “°"“"

hldc in the green bushes and caw l 11' I h d h th, . , Nnw this innocent-looking -ll:tle 33f 1:11:58 doveiiiis Oefarticffiflliiq {ieii-liiibhifrs iii America“ Screech-oval’ Just last summer I brought their rand to thr- wrong gum fir‘. liiiii iiiimiiiiin iimii went nvm- to the martin home ()llr\ b31111, Yes I have even gone s0 fer plimieiilililii ‘m; “itfzrittiilgillisi to _ . " ' ‘ ' » I‘ 11H" c1‘, 11 o g ve you "Willi"! 1o we what was wroir! as to call them right down lulu the .l ,. 1v1tl1 them. 111111 here were lhrcc or pmnii [l-(pg m m, to ma)“. _-l ypyy iiisncgfflrzgilitlidnhirom iieiisoniiil N‘ l . ~ . . .11‘\‘:1‘.l1)n am my four helpless flczlttllng flapping on 1mm ln-"l nl ammllnllloll (p, lylni e F ' ‘ .... . . l _ d, _ , i-ho Iflriizntl, 111111 the nlrl ones lnr- bfliie“ ioim ii iiipiiwiii’ imii i iim sring at the house as t! it were n i

“ark. as 11 cost money to blly pow- Bum 5995' flfli- W911. t0 be bfivi. W‘! l comes more of what we don't want]

Bcrgc _ Funci L MCI)! Home Mary i. Funer sister, _ mornl T‘ Si. A1

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Mr. gralef thank kind i 11111-1111 meni. =-..—» :

urcs. if lcf: to mature, would do as much good as a crow. if you want 10 trap a crow use hens‘ eggs for bait, but hear in mind he is cute, and you must conceal the trap very carefully.

There are two lat-ere hawks Ii Ilevel‘ destroy, the lPrl Tail midi the Red Shoulder. 'I‘n1:_\' are tor) 1113i find 611N115?‘ i0 be vcijv destructive on our birds. When thew 111W) rarr jeiles get in i my traps I usually‘ label them with an aluminum bandl and let them m1; but, .'.‘:'.1nge tol 55y. I have llf“.'1'i' herirtl from onei

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1 rascals that taught me what toi

lwlth 757. Amongst

pedigrees of 205 horses: 2.394 cat- tle,’ B33 sheep; 889 swine; 735 dogs. 4 foxes; I poultry and 21 goats. The total registrations for this year (1933) are 42,831. Of this number L859 are horses; 19,796 cattle, 4,096 sheep; 3,667 swine; 7,794 foxes; 4,725 dogs.'- 827 poultry and 6'7 goats. Up to the present; time-for this year, Perchcrcns head the list of horss with 8&5 registrations, followed by Clydesdnlcs 1111211 460. Amongst cattle, ShErthoms are the, most numerous vrith 6,460, mar-l shircs be.ng second with 5,817. Ox-l ford Downs are first in the sheep dlvlslun w-‘th 1,064: Suffolk second swine, York- shire far outdistnuces evcry other breed with 2,944, Tamworth com- ing second with 313 and Iurkshiro third with 260. Further information may be obtained from the Regis-

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tration Division, Dominion Live Stock Branch. “Vitamin F”

Green leaves of plants. especially of the cabbage, mustard and cress families; also potatoes, onions, swedes, and frcs-h fruits. contain the element in food known as Vit- amin C, 1vl1,cl1 prevents scurvy. Abscncelof th s vitamin in the food of human beings will cause scurvy after four months. Even its shortage produces ill-health, chnractciizrd by snllow, muddy complexion, loss of energy, and fleeting pains in jo nts and limbs. particularly the legs. Be- illg sensitive to heat, vitamin C. is readily destroyed by boiling and at ordinary temperatures is slouble in alkaline solutions. It is to be noted that dried fruits and vegctabeis, and preserved lime juice are espec- ially destitute of this vitamin-Do- n1in1on Frut Branch.

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iPacking Grapes"

Whore grates are intended to be storrd fcr lengthy periods, or‘ Jransport-erl over long distances in, . iefrlierntion. two {pat-ling are used in Queensland, jmntwilfa, thrs: being granulated lcork and . wocd-ivool, Tie mcst favoured mc- itlzod cozrmcrcizlly 1| the use of igranulatcd cork. Thll method has‘

the advantage over others in 1110i lfact that f1 lnrgrr quantity of fruit ‘Icrn be parked In the 01189- This

redu cs the cullry cf timber hand- jling Cartngc and shipping ifeifiilis ‘Villlfll zrc based on the cubic snncn rvcuped, are thus also re-

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hat fifty Der cent. of tha cggsi dared

Ow- r135 huygfg buy the fruit on the mm n1 the weight contained

0f Bees

"Decide eiwly 130w you will protect your bees m the winter, whether greenhouse were destroyed by the we, from 11.2 in July w “Ill-ti in or in packing cases heat from the ates-m grid used in Augugt’ dug m higher prices for outside. The cellar for bees should the sterilization P1118858. FY10 f8!“ goods, and to n. lesser degree 101' um; at, p.11 flmgg, tllity of the soil would be greatly luel Al, 1nd“ {ol- lemi