holder has its acUantages. The)' may be made of half-inch 

 mesh wire, or crocheted netting tacked to a board. The one 

 in the illustration has a zinc c()\er which protects contents 

 from sleet and snow. 



Suet should be distributed throughout orchards as a 

 means to attract many of the species mentioned above, which 

 are particularly acti\e destroyers of fruit tree enemies. For 

 example: The chicadee eats the eggs of the coddling moth 

 and tent caterpillar, .\ttach suet holders at least five feet up so 

 that hunting cats cannot spring upon }our unsuspecting bird 

 guests. 



Seed Hopper. 



This automatic seed hopper is easily made, or can be pur- 

 chased from the Society. Nailed to a post or tree, it will 



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furnish the weed seed eating birds with food at such times as 

 snow covers their natural supply. 



The following birds will visit the hopper : Chicadees, 

 nuthatches, juncos, song sparrows, tree sparrows, goldfinches, 

 purple finches, blue jays, and sometimes meadow larks and 

 quail. 



