204 BOARD OF AGRICrLTI^RE. [Pub. Doc. 



Everywhere foresters arc coming to recognize tlic value of 

 birds. Xearly all species that inliabit the woods are be- 

 lieved to be beneficial to the trees. The city of Hamburg 

 has a keeper of birds appointed by the State, and his services 

 are at the disposal of private individuals who request his 

 assistance. 



Even in Great Britain, where bird protection has been 

 brought to such perfection that birds are far more numerous 

 than in America, the necessity of the bird sanctuary is recog- 

 nized. In the Brent valley sanctuary birds are increasing 

 each year, and ]\[r. Oldys tells us that the National Trust 

 is endeavoring to raise £7,700 for the purchase of part of 

 Colley Hill, on the Surrey Downs, to be used for a sanctu- 

 ary for birds, flowers and insects. The necessity for such 

 protection has been recognized in the British provinces. In 

 l^ew Zealand, where many rare birds are in danger of ex- 

 tinction, many bird sanctuaries have been established. 

 Australia has an ornithologist's union and a Gould Society 

 for the protection of birds similar to the Audubon Society in 

 America. 



In addition to the large number of bird refuges maintained 

 by the United States government there are now many estab- 

 lished by individual States, and private enterprise is aiding 

 the movement. ]\lr. A. Mcllhenny has started a heron pre- 

 serve in Louisiana, and has developed a heronry there, the 

 inhabitants of which now number many thousands, including 

 snowy herons and American egrets. This experiment will 

 be extended by the action of Messrs. Ward and IMcTlhenny 

 in deeding to the State Game and Oyster Commission 13,000 

 acres of land to be perpetually maintained as a bird refuge. 

 They have also established a refuge of 6,000 acres within 6 

 miles of the State reservation. Mr. Henry Ford of Detroit, 

 Mich., has secured a large sanctuary for birds in Michigan 

 where he has put up 1,500 shelter boxes for the birds, and 

 a machine is now l)eing made to manufacture nesting boxes 

 similar to those used by Baron Von Berlepsch in Thuringia. 

 Every effort is made to attract the birds, and many birds 

 have taken advantage of the safety offered them on this 



