Ilore ai^e some ^Ide l.inc;s: 



1. Follow any directions i'or disposal tluit you find on labels. 



2. Burn combustllj.l o oontaincrs (excopt containers oJ" Imrmonc- type 

 vv^eed killers, 2,4-D, ete.) in a pubJ io en? eommoroiaJ incinora- 

 tor or a plane approved by the local Board of HeaJ th (e\'en ij 

 on your own land) , Keep m/eryone out of the smoke . 



-) . Bury ashes from burning and all non-i;'eturnablc eontaine7\'^ 

 (after carefully breaking, puncturin'j; and, 'or erushii;g) at 

 least 18 inclie;- cu' more deep in a j)ubl.ie dump fnotify the sup- 

 ervisor) or on f)rivate land at a site approved by the loea.l 

 Board of HeaJtIi (cn'(^n if on your own land). Such ,i site must 

 not be on a public uatcr supply watershed, wliere any stream 

 may become (contaminated or where the buried mater i.cl is I ike I \' 

 to be disturbed. 



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OBSfRVATIONS ON BIRD CONTROL 



Dominic A. Marini 

 Regiona.1 Agricultural SpeciaJist 



Ave.l ijia Tavares, \vhi) grows 7 acres of cu.Ltivated blueberi'ies in 

 y\ctisbnet (Bristol County). ]i;is I ound the New York starling traj) lieJplul 

 .\\) rechuMng bii^d damage to his croj). 



Ml". Tavares used .'-3 ol the traps in his jilantation tliis year. The 

 number of birds cauglit varied from day to day; he caught more than JOt) 

 on some days, mostiy stariings and grackles. For bait he used corn, 

 bread crumbs or rice and he found cooked macaroni also an cfTective bait. 



Although the traps do not eliminate all bird damage, Mr. Tavares 

 feels that they have reduced it substantially. He strongly urges other 

 growers to build traps also, in a campaign to reduce the population of 

 destructive species of birds „ Plans for the trap are available from the 

 U.Sc Fish and Wildlife Ser^vice or your County Extension Service. 



David Grindle, owner of "Blueberry Haven"? a 3 l/'2 acre cultivated 

 blueberry plantation in Hanson, believes that protecting his crop from 

 bird damage with netting has doubled his yield. In 1955, lie harvested 

 more than 20,000 quarts, v\/hile the largest previous crop without netting 

 was 10,000 quarts. 



Grindle is protecting his crop with used l.ish netting - he ])rel'cM's 

 the rayon to the cotton. This is the fourth year foi^ the rayon and lie 

 thinks that it will last for at least 2 or 3 more years, while the cot- 

 ton does not stand up as well. 



