248 THE ENGLISH SPARROW IN AMERICA. 



Middleborough (country). E. A. Bowen : It destroys much corn, injuring spindle, 

 silk, and ear. (September 21, 18-6. Present ten or eleven years.) 



Northampton. L. C. Ferry: It damages the grape crop greatly when the fruit is 

 ripening. (September 10, 1886. Present about eleven years.) 



Somerset. Elisha Slade: The Sparrow feeds on grapes, strawberries, cherries, rasp- 

 berries, and blackberries. It is as bad on cherries as the robin, probably injuring as 

 many as it eats. (August 20, 1886. Present about twelve years.) 



Springfield. George A. Solly : Fruits, vegetables, and all kinds of seeds are de- 

 voured by the miserable Sparrow. It will have the first strawberries, cherries, and 

 grapes; and in a few years w T e shall have to cover them with nets, as they do in Eng- 

 land. (October 8, 1886. Present about twenty years.) 



Taunton. II. G. White: It eats a great many grapes, and is partial to pears and 

 strawberries, but is too fond of them to wantonly injure them. Cherries, however, 

 it bites off and lets fall to the ground untouched. (February 25, 1886.) 



Michigan. — Centreville J. A. Russell : It destroys garden seed, and has been known 

 to injure cabbage by perforating the heads with its bill. (October 8, 1886. Present 

 about seven years.) 



Eaton Rapids. S. R. Fuller: It has done great injury to my vineyard this season. 

 It can be driven but a few yards at a time, and returns immediately. (October 11, 

 1886. Present four or five years.) 



Hart. E.D.Richmond: It is very destructive to fruits, such as cherries, hemes, 

 and grapes. (September 4, 1836. Present about four years.) 



Hastings. John Bessmer : It injures vegetables a little ; attacking lettuce, beets, 

 and the like, in early spring. (October 7, 1886. Present about ten years.) 



Hopkins Station (country). Postmaster: They are not injurious in gardens, ex- 

 cept to hemp and sunflower seed. (October 6, 1886. Present about three years.) 



Jaclson. Grove H. Wolcott : It is complained of as injuring small fruits, but I have 

 never seen it doing the least injury to them. (August 15, 1884. Present ten years.) 



Kalamazoo. Dr. Morris Gibbs: It eats berries and cherries. It also goes into the 

 garden and tears up vines and digs into apples, and some vegetables. (November 23, 

 1886. Present nine or ten years.) 



Lapeer. Fred. S. Odle : It injures several species of garden fruits ; it is fond of ripe 

 pears. (September 13, 18-6. Present six or seven years.) 



Mount Clemens (country). Jno. B. Leonardson : It eats raspberries and grapes 

 (for the seeds) around the market gardens to considerable extent, and it nearly de- 

 stroys the whole crop of salsify and turnip seed. (August 29, 1886. Present about 

 three years). 



Saginaw. F.S.Smith: It eats plums, cherries, pears, and almos^t any soft, sweet 

 fruit. (October 6, 1886. Present four or five years.) 



Saline (country). Norman A. Wood: It eats green peas as fast as they grow ; also 

 raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries, I think for the seeds. (September 6, 1886. 

 Present about six years.) 



Shelby . George W. Woodward : It gathers in great numbers and eats and destroys 

 great quantities of cherries, grapes, and all small fruits. It will destroy the small 

 fruits of a garden very quickly. (November 10, 1886. Present about six years.) 



Mississippi. — Aberdeen. A. A. Wall: It is troublesome on cherries, strawberries, 

 currants, raspberries, grapes, and vegetables. It makes havoc with everything going 

 to seed in gardens. (Vernon, Ala., September 21, 1886.) 



Holly Springs. John S. Fiulay : It is very destructive to all kinds of fruit. No- 

 vember, 1886. Present about four years.) 



New Jersey. — Caldwell. Marcus S. Crane: Three of my neighbors say it injured 

 their grapes this fall by picking holes in them. (November 30, 1886. Present about 

 sixteen years.) 



East Orange. H. B. Bailey : It injures cherries and straw r berries to a great extent. 

 (February 7, 1884. Present about seven years.) 



