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worms turned out to the surface. Chippies and 

 goldfinches are greedy for insects and lice. En- 

 courage them all with nest boxes and materials to 

 build. They will settle in the garden for life, com- 

 ing back, every spring, ready for work. The 

 robins may eat a good deal of fruit; but, in the 

 end, the balance will be much in their favor. It 

 does not pay to kill the garden snakes. They are 

 harmless and they live on what is injurious to 

 the garden. The ladybug keeps at the plant-lice 

 from morning till night and never is seen to "fly 

 away home." The big friendly toads are on the 

 job, all day long. Look out for them; you will 

 learn their haunts easily. They are out in the 

 open, when it is cool. When it is hot, you will 

 come across them under the mulch or in a moist 

 corner or under what seems to be a clod of 

 earth, their snapping black eyes on the watch. 



