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FIGURE 13 

 Style 6 Martin House of Mr. Geo. H. Richardson, Old Town, Maine. 



Good success in Maine! 



Mr. George II. Richardson, Old Town, Maine, bought a Style () 

 Martin House last March, and tinder date of July 8th writes of his 

 success: 



"The Martin house bought of your firm is a great success. I think every room is 

 occupied; there being one family of Wrens, one of Knglish Sparrows and the balance of 

 Purple Martins. There is an occasional cpiarrel between the Sparrows and Martins, 

 but the Wrens seem to attend to their own affairs and to lie free from molestation from 

 the other varieties." 



Later: From a letter dated September 6th, I submit the following extract: 

 ***** "Tlie colony (of Martins) deserted the house on August 12th; how- 

 ever, one family of two stayed two or three days later, while another mother bird was 

 obliged to feed a backward youngster several days longer. The Martins are in the 

 vicinity now, or were very recently, flying about in large (locks. 1 am well pleased 

 witli the result of my first year's experiment." Y< mrs very truly, 



George h. Richards* »n. 



