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slaughtered by thousands and thousands in the Southern states, and 

 it has been stated that there was very little use in attempting to 

 preserve our birds in the North as long as the Southern states paid 

 no attention to their preservation. Now the Southern states are 

 actively co-operating with the Northern states, because they have 

 come to believe that the salvation of the farmers and fruit growers 

 of our country lies in protecting these birds. Still there must be 

 more education along this line. 



I received only yesterday from the lecturer of the National 

 Grange of the United States a request for some of the illustrations 

 in our bulletins that I have shown this evening, because they intend 

 to equip their lecturer with illustrations upon bird life and animal 

 life, animal breeding, plant breeding, etc. In that way they help 

 to spread the knowledge of the benefit these creatures confer in the 

 interest of agriculture. 



The State of New York has prepared a series of six lectures upon 

 birds, insects and other creatures related to farm life or rural life. 

 In this connection I may mention, that the State of New York has 

 thirteen professional men working in entomology alone, while this 

 State has only one. No wonder New York leads the Union in the 

 production of certain fruits, dairy products and truck crops, when 

 such State support is given to the underlying sciences. 



If seems to me that your Economic Zoologist, who has been trained 

 along scientific lines for the purpose of making scientific investiga- 

 tions, should not be obliged^ for a small appropriation to aid his work, 

 to turn lobbyist and politician in the endeavor to secure necessary 

 legislation. He should have the opportunity to devote his energies 

 to research instead of feeling obliged to go begging for an appro- 

 priation to make it possible. 



I wish to call your attention specifically to some of the ornitholo- 

 gical publications that have been issued during the year. Here are 

 the nine different periodicals of this nature issued in America. One 

 of these I have just received to-day. Here is a book called 'The 

 Color Key to North American Birds," by Reed and Chapman, one 

 of the very best bird books that I have seen. 



My next Quarterly Bulletin will be devoted to the woodpeckers; 

 and if arrangements can be made we shall have the woodpeckers 

 that inhabit our State shown in their natural colors. Here is an 

 Ohio bulletin upon the Crow and another upon the Flicker. 



There has also recently been published in Ohio a large book en- 

 titled 'The Birds of Ohio." The text is excellent and the plates 

 show the birds in natural colors. It is a valuable addition to the 

 ornithologist literature of America 



The State of New Jersey in the last report of the State Board of 

 Agriculture, has a very valuable article on "The Useful Birds on 

 the Farm, and How to Attract Them." 



Our own State has issued, not only the publications to which I 

 have called your attention, but Dr. Kalbfus has issued a pamphlet 

 entitled, ''Save Our Birds." His idea is to put out poison for the de- 

 struction of wild-cats and foxes destructive to birds. These are for 

 distribution to persons who may care for them. There is also issued 

 by J. Warren Jacobs, of Greensburg, a pamphlet entitled, "The 

 Story of a Martin Colony," with a picture of a bird house in exact 



