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THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



Caw! Caw! Caw! 



Kill the Crows 



These "caws" are the cause of whole- 

 sale destruction of grain and useful 

 bird-life. 



National Crow Shoot 



Contribute your share to the in- 

 creased production of grain and the 

 protection of game and insectivorous 

 birds by destroying some of these 

 pests during 1919. 



Ask Your Dealer 



for particular! or write direct to the Sportina Powder 

 Division, On Pont Company. Wilmington. Delaware. 



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REMOVE THE "CAWS" 



which at times are most 



The Crow 



The picture on the calendar opposite is 

 taken from United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture Bulletin No. 621, "The Crow and 

 Its relation to Man," by E. R. Kalmbach, 

 Assistant Biologist, Bureau of Biological Sur- 

 vey. At the end of this economic study of the 

 crow, the general conclusions are, in part, 

 "The misdeeds of which the crow has been 

 convicted greatly outnumber its virtues, but 

 these are not necessarily equal in impor- 

 tance. Much of its damage to crops and 

 poultry can be prevented, while the bird's 

 services in the control of insect pests can 



ill be spared As the capabilities of 



the crow for both good and harm are 

 great, it is believed that an extermination 

 of the species would have ultimate con- 

 sequences no less serious than an over- 

 abundance It is well that no protec- 

 tion be afforded the bird and that permission 

 be granted for shooting it when it is actually 

 found doing damage. Bounties can not be 

 recommended, neither can a campaign of 

 wholesale destruction where complete ex- 

 termination is the object sought. How- 

 ever a reasonable reduction of numbers is 

 justifiable in areas where there is an over- 

 abundance of the birds. The attitude of 

 the individual farmer toward the crow 

 should be one of toleration when no seri- 

 ous losses are suffered, rather than one of 

 uncompromising antagonism resulting in 

 the unwarranted destruction of these birds 

 valuable aids to man."* 



Where can be found an excuse for the words accompanying the picture 

 on this calendar. 



What appears to be a circular letter to ammunition dealers, on E. I. 

 du Pont de Nemours & Company letterhead, dated January 29, 1919, 

 contains the following under the caption, DU PONT NATIONAL 

 CROW SHOOT, "Here is a plan that will help to increase the sale 

 of loaded shotshells during 1919." Do not these words reveal a motive 

 behind the "National Crow Shoot" campaign? 



Both on the calendar and in an eight page pamphlet announcing the 

 proposed "National Crow Shoot," only the vices, exaggerated for the 

 most part, are mentioned, no consideration whatever being given the crow's 

 virtues as an economic asset. This is manifestly unjust. 



*The heavy type is ours. 



