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UEADS. 



It has bt't'ii clearly shown on previous pages that, 

 except in the counties of Crawford and Lawrence, 

 there is a strong sentiment in Pennsylvania f(w the 

 enactment of bounty laws. 



At every session of our Legislature for many years 

 past scalp o-r bounty measures were presented and it 

 was only by the most energetic work both in commit- 

 tee and on the floors of the Senate and House thai 

 bills including numerous species of birds and mam 

 mals were defeated. The fact that a few species of 

 Hawks and one or two kinds of Owls are very de- 

 structive to poultry and game, has caused such a uni- 

 versal prejudice against the raptorial birds that every 

 one which is known by the name "Hawk" or "Owl" is 

 placed on the black list and a bounty is advocated for 

 its destruction. 



A FEATHKRED PEST. 



The English Sparrow is justly despised by farmers, 

 horticulturists, naturalists and all other persons who 

 love and desire to protect our native song and insec- 

 tivorous birds. The bad habits of the English Spar- 

 row are s<^ well-known that a number of farmers' 

 clubs, Pomona and subordinate grange organizations 

 throughout the State have, in recent years, when 

 called upon to express an opinion concerning this bird, 

 favored, by almost unanimous votes, a bounty to be 

 paid by the State for his miserable head. Tlie enmity 

 against the English Sparrow is so pronounced in our 

 farming communities that at an annual meeting of the 

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