R-U.S.IJ. 4/11 



"Homes lor Birds". Tlier'e are al6o sdVeral "bulletins tellirit;; how to attract 

 birds in the different Sections of the coiuitry; including the middle Atlantic, 

 the northeastei'n, the edst central, and northwestern States, The bulletin 

 covering youlr Section of the country may be had for the as'.cin^-. 



llsing birds to help keep dovrn the insect danage seens to sorae folks 

 a smAll thing. Yet this system is tremendous when you consider the number 

 of more or loss insect-eating birds in these United States and the work they 

 d'oi It is estimated that there are more than four and a half billions of 

 birds in this country. And as each of these birds may average a hundred 



or ma^be several hundred insects a day well, you will have to get a 



better mathematician than I am to fi^;ure the total, but tho help they give 

 us is considerable. 



And while they are doing it, tlicy give us flashes of gorgeous plumed 

 beauty or "pour forth strains of unpremeditated art." \Vhat v/ould the home- 

 place be on a fresh Spring morning but for the music of the birds — 

 robbers and all? 



AI^1T0U:IC3.:s:T : That bulletin mentioned on "Homes for Birds" is Farmers' 



Bulletin ITo, 1-4-5-6-F. You can get it by either writing to Station 



for it, or by writing to tho United States Department of Agricult\are, at 



Washington, D, C, Station cooperates v;ith the Department in presenting 



these chats v-fith Uncle Sana's naturalists. 



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