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starlings to eat these grubs. Man in his '' wisdom " 

 destroys the birds, and then wonders why he is afflicted 

 with the Turnip Moth ! Surely the remedy is plain 

 enough ? We want the turnips for ourselves. Then 

 let Natm'e work out her own balance, by not interfering 

 with but rather encouraging the birds, giving them a 

 kindly thought and a sheaf of corn in the cold months 

 when the soil is too hard for their beaks to penetrate. 

 In this way we shall keep the Turnip Moth within 

 reasonable bounds. 



We must now leave farm and field in order to consider 

 the claims of the vegetable garden, which must form 

 the theme of my next chapter. 



