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a meal, if he wanted one. These boys fed thou- 

 sands of hungry birds that winter, and made their 

 school famous. By their splendid work they 

 saved a few of the very few flocks of Massachu- 

 setts quail which survived that winter. If all the 

 high schools in the state had been organized for 

 this work, the death of unnumbered bobwhites 

 would have been prevented. 



Every farmer should make a point of keeping 

 the birds in his fields and woodland supplied with 

 food during bad weather, for, as we have seen, 

 he is amongst those most greatly benefited by the 

 presence of birds. Besides, he generally has on 

 hand plenty of food in the shape of wheat, oats, 

 etc., which can be ofi^ered whole to the large birds 

 and ground to the small ones. 



Country doctors, rural postmen, and others 

 who have to take long drives through the country 

 in winter, can perform valuable service by dis- 

 tributing food at likely spots or by reporting to 

 the regular bird-feeders coveys of quail, or signs 

 of coveys, seen or heard of at points along the 

 route. 



Snowshoeing, skiing, sleighing parties, and 

 others out for pleasure during the winter may 

 well assist in this work by establishing a feeding 

 station here and there, and if they are thoughtful 

 people, the thought that they have done a kindly 



