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it put on first a brown dress, and then a pale green and then a 



deeper green color. 



Watch the tree for the birds that may come. Perhaps an oriole 



may hang its nest far out on the sprays. The following poem may 



be taught after the full cycle of the tree has been seen. 



I wish I were an elm tree, 



A great and lofty elm tree 



With green leaves gay. 



The wind would set them dancing 



The sun and moonshine glance in 



The birds would house among the boughs 



And sweetly sing. — William Allingham. 



References: Under the Washington Elm at Cambridge by 

 O. W. Holmes; Some Famous Elms of New England by O. W. 

 Holmes; The Village Elm, by Irene Putnam. 



The Penn elm was 283 years old when it died. 



The Washington Elm had a leaf surface of five acres. 



Conservation of Wild Life 



A special display illustrating the conservation of wild animal 

 life and the most approved methods of game farming is a new 

 feature announced by the College of Agriculture for the tenth 

 annual Farmers' Week at Cornell, beginning February 12. 



Mounted and live specimens of wild birds, fishes, and fur- 

 bearing animals of Economic value will be exhibited; models of 

 houses, shelters, coops, vermin traps, and other appliances used 

 in the propagation of game birds will be displayed. There will 

 be a model farm fishpond and fish eggs in the process of hatching; 

 furs of common wild animals of the state will occupy a part of the 

 space in this exhibit. 



The conservation movement, since its first application in the 

 handling of government forests, has broadened until it now includes 

 all forms of animal and plant life useful to man, and the college 

 believes that this work with wild game and fishes is to be of 

 increasing value to state and nation as our natural wild life is 

 being constantly destroyed. With proper care and attention, 

 it is stated, wild game birds, such as quail, ducks, and geese, 

 may be reared on our farms just as we now raise pheasants in 

 many places. Fresh water food fishes are disappearing from our 

 lakes and streams and the future, according to those who have 

 studied conditions, must look to the farm fishpond for a large 

 part of its fresh water fish supply. 



