Birds as Food 
Scotland made similar provision for that 
country. In Ireland, however, August r2th 
was still adhered to as the opening day for 
GROUSE shooting. On July 22nd a deputa- 
tion from the National Farmers’ Union of 
Scotland was received by the Board of Agri- 
culture in Edinburgh on the subject of 
damage done to crops by winged GAME, and, 
in view of the approaching harvest, it was 
promised that the matter should receive 
immediate attention (Dumfries and Galloway 
Standard, 24.vii.18). It may be noted that 
in America the protection of the upland 
game-birds was discussed, in New York in 
1918, at the fourth National Conference of 
the Game Protection Association. A shorter 
Open season and the provision of sanctuaries 
were the outcome of the discussion, which 
was prompted by the desire to increase the 
food-supply (New York Times, April 1918). 
Although this cannot be regarded entirely as 
a war measure, it is another demonstration of 
the systematic manner in which the economic 
value of birds is considered by our American 
allies: Utinam sic omnes. 
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