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THE ENGLISH SPARROW IN AMERICA. 



mainly from roadsides and waste places, so that its consumption did 

 neither good nor harm, except in so far as it served to divert the atten- 

 tion of the Sparrow and prevent it satisfying itself with other and per- 

 haps more valuable food. 



m JUKY TO GEAIN. 



In reply to the question relating to injury to grain crops, 750 answers 

 have been received, of which number 183 are favorable to the Sparrow, 

 562 are unfavorable, and 5 are of mixed character. 



Although the question called specifically for information as to grain 

 crops, it is probable that some replies refer only to the consumption of 

 scattered grain, and not to the grain in the field or stack ; but as such 

 information naturally has a direct bearing on the latter question, most 

 of this evidence has been summarized, omitting only such parts as 

 refer solely to the consumption of waste grain in the streets, this latter 

 point having been fully discussed already in its bearings upon the in- 

 crease and spread of the Sparrow. 



The reports submitted caaie from 31 States, the Territory of Utah, 

 the District of Columbia, and the Dominion of Canada. 



The States sending the largest number of reports were: 



States. 



Michigan . 



Ohio 



Indiana .. 

 New York 

 Kentucky . 

 Illinois 



Favora- 



Unfa- 1 



ble. 



vorable. 



20 



05 ; 



8 



62 



5 



54 



12 



51 



22 



29 



24 



20 



States. 



Favora- 

 ble. 



! Pennsylvania . 



Georgia 



Iowa 



Massachusetts 



| New Jersey... 



Kansas 



Unfa- 

 vorable. 



Canada sent 22 reports; 9 favorable, 12 unfavorable, and 1 indifferent. 



The following table will give some idea of the Sparrow's preferences 

 in regard to grain, but it should be remembered that as a rule Sparrows 

 take that which can be obtained most readily, and the fact that in some 

 sections one kind of grain is grown to the practical exclusion of all oth- 

 ers will account for the apparent preference of Sparrows in that re- 

 gion for that particular grain. 



Grain injured. 



Wheat. 



Oats 



Kye 



Barley 



Indian corn .' 



"Millet" 



Sorghum 



'' Millo maize" (variety of sorghum) 

 Other varieties of sorghum 



No. of ob- 

 server's re- 

 porting. 



275 



107 



43 



18 



34 



20 



7 



9 



9 



Grain injured. 



Rice 



Buckwheat _ 



Grain or grain crops, kinds not speci 

 fled 



Small grain, kinds not specified 



Cereals, kinds not specified 



Clover or grass seed 



Seeds, hinds not specified 



No. of ob- 

 servers re- 

 porting. 



185 

 28 

 14 

 8 

 12 



