and eggs of small birds like the wren, but they cannot enter 

 through a hole an inch wide. 



The bluebird and the robin are others of our familiar 

 bird friends. Both will nest in houses that are properly 

 prepared for them. 



A box for a bluebird is 5 inches square and 8 inches deep, 

 and has a hole i| inches in diameter placed at a height of 6 

 inches above the floor. A nesting box for a robin must be 

 open on all sides. Use a shallow box 6 by 8 inches, build 

 a roof over it, and fasten it in a tree where it will be hidden 

 by the leaves. 



There are other plant friends besides the birds. 



The common angleworm is a great improver of the soil, 

 as he is continually moving it about and opening holes for 

 drainage. 



Never kill a toad. To have one make its home in your 

 garden will be a piece of good fortune for you. Toads in- 

 jure nothing, and they catch thousands of injurious flies 

 and insects. 



The ladybug also is an enemy of the pjant louse, and 

 therefore a plant friend. Every plant has its enemy, and 

 every plant-destroying insect is the food of some other 

 insect, bird, or other animal. 



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