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Plate 24. A ( Upper left ) . Old apple orchards furnish excellent feeding cover 

 all year, especially if close to a woodland. This orchard with its mixture of briars 

 and other shrubs, is perfectly situated. B (Upper right). Wild apples near pine 

 clumps are a perfect combination in autumn. C (Lower left). The beech furnishes 

 a preferred food when it has a nut crop. It is a component of the woods next to 

 the orchard above. If the old trees are cut out as "weeds" the food value to grouse 

 will be lost. D (Lower right). The sumacs are an important source of winter 

 food. The grouse feeds on the bobs of some species (R. typhina shown in center), 

 and on the fruit of the two poisonous ones, of which the poison ivy is shown in D. 

 Note the sumac in the foreground of the orchard above. These shrubs must have 

 full sunlight to survive. 



