grains begin to ripen, they change their food and vex the 

 farmer. In the fall, they gather in great flocks, some- 

 times numbering many hundreds, and move slowly south- 

 ward over the fields, feeding upon com, rice and other grains 

 as they go. Surely the farmer has some reason to complain 

 of them then, but he should remember the help which they gave 

 him in raising his crops and not shoot them for taking a little 

 pay for their labor. 



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