1878.] 



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Mr. Marble also spoke of the ravages of birds, and Mr. Harlow spoke of 

 their value. Mr. Hadwen said he spoke of the birds as a horticulturist, 

 and not as a farmer, and all he asked was the protection of those who 

 gave their time and money to the growth of choice fruits. He did not 

 wish to be understood as advocating an indiscriminate slaughter of the 

 birds or allowing boys to prey upon them. Mr. Wetherell again spoke a 

 good word for the birds, and Mr. Hadwen again spoke of his remarks as 

 applying to robins, and did not wish it understood that he favored their 

 killing, although he thought the horticulturist entitled to protection. The 

 discussion was further continued by Messrs. Wetherell, Lincoln, Hadwen 

 and Kinney, the latter considering that the ravages of the white grub 

 were largely due to the destruction of the crows and robins. He also 

 spoke of the common angle worm as an injury to small fruits, instancing 

 a case where they had proved very destructive to Jucunda strawberries, 

 and he h'ld used hot slaked lime to destioy them. 



Votes of thanks were tendered Prof. Stockbridge and Mr. Wetherell 



