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little share, you know, we will see that the 

 mountains that were burned bare last year are 

 all replanted." And they do set to work in good 

 earnest. 



Two blue jays have been seen to dig holes and 

 plant, firmly and well, fifty acorns and other for- 

 est nuts in less than one hour. 



Blue jay watches from his tree when chipmunk 

 and squirrel are doing the planting, and as soon 

 as their backs are turned, he scampers to the 

 place and digs the seeds and nuts all up. Then 

 he plants them over again to his own liking, in 

 another place. In this way do our birds and lit- 

 tle animals keep the forest-ground plowed and 

 raked and planted, and we should thank them, 

 one and all. 



Blue jay does a good turn for the farmer in eat- 

 ing as many grasshoppers as he can stow away. 

 When he has had his fill, he spends whole days 

 chugging more grasshoppers into holes and cracks 

 for his future use. We suppose it is for his future 

 use! But it is doubtful if he ever see his savings 

 again. It is more from his natural love of hiding 

 things, that he stores away anything. Surely, the 

 nuts and seeds planted by him are never half 

 eaten. 



True, he might have need of them, were there 



