— a ee 
——_ = Ss ae 
OST birds 
M which are 
mischievous in 
some ways are 
useful in others. 
If they destroy 
grain or fruit at 
one time, they 
devour destruc- 
tive insects at 
another. But it is sad to have to admit that the Wood 
Pigeon, or Ring Dove, has no redeeming qualities at all. 
It is simply a pest to the agriculturist. In spring and 
early summer it devours growing corn, and does infinite 
damage in fields of peas and beans. A little later on 
it works havoc amongst the ripening grain. Then it visits 
the turnip fields, with similar results. There is no season 
of the year, in fact, during which it is not destructive. 
And its appetite is simply enormous. The crop is sometimes 
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