— A Multitude of Small Toads. — 

 Within the past two weeks a number of Hummer 

 readers may have seen an article published in 

 several prominent papers relative to a large num- 

 ber of small toads, all moving northward near 

 Blencoe Iowa, and put the story down as a fake. 

 However that may be, it was not exagerated. 

 Coming apparantly from the marshes along the 

 Missouri and Little ISouix Rivers they took a ■ nor 

 therly course, first beginning to attract attention 

 along the railroad track, later, throughout the 

 surrounding country. During the first few days 

 of cloudy weather they were only noticeable near 

 the railway tracks and public highways, later, 

 when the sun threw out its warm rays, they took 

 to the fields keeping up the constant travel north 

 ward. No obstruction diverted them for any 



length of time, resuming the same northward 

 course when removed. An idea of their numbers 

 may be shown by the fact that 115 passed over a 

 four foot section of a narrow sidewalk in 5 min. 

 Chickens and Hawks are devouring large num- 

 bers and seem to relish the diet. 



H.W.KERR. 



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