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Oe vary a good deal with regard to 
value of the Rook. By some the bird is 
lauded as one of the very best friends the farmer has; by 
others it is condemned as one of his greatest enemies. The 
truth seems to lie somewhere between the two extremes. 
Rooks, at certain times and in certain ways, are undoubtedly 
mischievous. They dig seed corn and young turnips out of 
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