TWO I'REE STUDIES 



in comparison to a cow in milk produc- 

 tion is greatl}' in favor of the goat. The 

 goat is clean and eats nothing but clean 

 food, it is true they eat the cheapest of 

 things and thrive on them, such as dried 

 leaves — a great delicacy — corn stalks, po- 

 tato peelings and the like, and it is true 

 they are eccentric in the matter of eating. 

 In milking one day. a lighted cigarette 

 was laid on the ground for the moment, 

 the goat spied it and ate fire, ashes, to- 

 bacco and paper, seemingly enjoying it, 

 and without tliscomfort. 



It is of course necessary to keep them 

 tethered or placed in a yard for the pur- 

 pose as they will damage foliage and 

 nibble at other things not for their use. 



The upkeep is scarcely anything, point 

 number two ; as stated, they will thrive 

 on almost anything and be productive : 

 they are hardy, only needing a shed in 

 the coldest winter nights. A goat will 

 give as high as four quarts of milk a 

 day, of a very fine cjuality, almost free 

 from bacteria, and is not subject to tuber- 

 culosis. Goats are cunning pets and if 

 treated kindly are absolutely gentle, not 

 showing in the least the tendency for 

 which they are so renowned. 



The adults, however, are well able to 

 take care of themselves against dogs, 

 even thougdi tethered. The male must 

 be segregated from the young at birth 

 as he is apt to injure and frequentl}' kill 

 them. 



The good points in relation to goats 

 are very numerous and the bad not worth 

 mentioning. 



To'^e'~;h Grinnel. in Science for Feb- 

 ruary 12, puts up a strong plea for the 

 old-fashioned collector who named his 

 birds "With a gun." Eye, camera, and 

 field glass, he admits, are the proper 

 weapons for nine hundred and ninety- 

 nine observers in each thousand. But 

 unless there is a thousandth man to 

 form a permanent collection, and to 

 study it diligently, there will be no 

 accurate knowledge to guide the dil- 

 ettante. Unfortunately, most of our 

 game laws favor the sportsman who 

 kills and eats, not the man of science 

 who kills and studies. 



Was tlie city girl in the country 

 whollv mistaken when she interpreted 

 "T?. E. D." as meaning "Room for De- 

 velopment?" — The Youth's Comi)anion. 



Two Tree Studies. 



Kcarneys\ille, West Virginia. 

 To the I'^ditor : 



I am sending you two snap shots 

 from Berkeley County, \\'est Virginia. 

 One is of an oak and a walinit tree that 



TREE STUDIES FROM WEST VIRGINIA. 



seem to be one tree. The larger is the 

 walnut. The other picture shows a 

 large oak completely covered by a 

 grapevine that Avinds around it. 

 Sincerely, 

 Samuel G. W^illiamson. 



Morton L. Clark, of the Amherst, 

 Massachusetts, Experiment Station, 

 riescri'es in Scieiire for January 22, an 

 ingenious device - of his invention for 

 counting small seeds. A short pipe, 

 about a quarter inch in diameter is 

 filed flat on one side, and along this flat 

 surface are drilled ten holes. Suction 

 on the pipe by a small air pump, causes 

 ten seeds to cling to the ten holes. 

 The size of the holes and the power 

 of the draft have to be adjusted to the 

 particular seeds; but the method is 

 convenient for anv smooth object. 



Copyright Notice Was Omitted. 



The animal ]Mctures l)y Mr. Harry W. 

 Frees ap])earing in our May issue were 

 renroduced from photographs all copy- 

 righted U)14 by Harry \\'. Frees. .Ml 

 .'■iijhts reserved. 



