Space permits only the consideration of one specie — quail — 

 known to all of us as "Bob White." 



Quail are permanent residents, seldom moving more than 

 a mile or two from the locality in which they are hatched. In 

 summer they destroy 150 kinds of insects, while during the 

 winter they eat 126 kinds of weed seeds. 



Ice storms and heavy snows often thin their ranks by 

 starvation. Straw tepees, such as shown in the illustration, 

 afford them needed shelter, as well as places in which to scat- 

 ter buckwheat. A covey of quail in a vegetable garden means 

 better crops and less work for the gardener. Quail have no 

 bad habits. 



Nesting Boxes to Attract Birds. 



The cutting out of dead standing timber and ridding fruit 

 trees of decayed branches has robbed members of the wood- 

 pecker family of the places they would choose for a nest. 



The species which will use bird houses are listed below, 

 in the excerpt from Farmers' Bulletin, "How to Attract 

 Birds," as prepared and published by the Biological Survey. 



DIMENSIONS OF NESTING BOXES FOR VARIOUS SPECIES OF BIRDS 



* One or more sides open. + All sides open 



From Farmers' Bulletin, "Bird Houses and How to Build Them" 



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