BIRDS OF INDIANA. 



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farther north appear in numbers. The following are the latest dates 

 at which they were seen: Plymouth, Mich., August 29, 1894, Septem- 

 ber 4, 1886; Sedan, Ind., August 24, 1889; Lafayette, September 6, 

 1894; Vermillion County, August 31, 1897; Brookville, September 1, 

 1885, September 2, 1887; Bicknell, September 29, 1896. 



Barn Swallow. 

 (Beal. Farimer's Bulletin 54, United States Department of Agriculture ) 



Prof. King found 11 had eaten 14 small moths, 40 flies (among 

 them 33 tipulids), 6 beetles and 1 dragon fly. Prof. Forbes' investiga- 

 tions show similar results. Many people have learned to prize these 

 well-known birds, and still many others have not. Their value is 

 great, for their service to mankind is great, and they are almost unob- 

 jectionable. The dollars they save in their warfare against insects 

 entitle them to our thought as to means for their protection and en- 

 couragement. Openings should be left in the gables and high up on 

 the sides of barns and other buildings and shelves or other projections 

 provided on the outside that they may be attracted to our homes and 

 farms. 



