ly burying or in effect planting the nuts of these trees. The 

 passenger pigeon was one of the common birds of America 

 up to about thirty years ago, when the last great rookery was 

 invaded by market hunters, who slaughtered these useful birds 

 for food. The species is now absolutely extinct. The gray 

 squirrel, formerly one of the most common animals of the 

 woods, is now extinct throughout nine-tenths of its former 

 range. This matter of the disappearance of wild life, partic- 

 ularly bird life, is worthy of our most serious consideration. 

 Each year sees a reduction in the number of our song birds 

 and insect-eating birds. If our legislature only understood 

 what the presence of these birds means to the agriculturist, 

 there would be some radical changes in our laws. If the 

 average citizen understood more of the every-day life of the 

 birds in our fields and woodlands, there would be a quick 

 change in the attitude shown our feathered friends. 



The Forestry Club at the state university held its sixth 

 annual banquet at the West hotel, Friday, April 18. Dillon 

 P. Tierney was the toastmaster. 



There was a sale of government land in the Red Lake re- 

 gion at Bemidji, May 12. The lands are Indian lands that 

 have been reclaimed. People who are entitled to homesteads 

 are permitted to purchase such land. The land is sold for 

 the cost of ditching plus $1.25 per acre which goes to the 

 Indians. 



The number of subscribers to The North Woods is growing. 

 Get \n\lo the game and help to get more. We want to reach the 

 500 mark. 



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