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pastures insects probably form their staple diet, whilst where 

 the country is under the plough the hunger of these voracious 

 birds leads them to attack the growing crops, and in order to 

 obtain a correct view of the question it would be necessary to 

 make a great number of separate investigations in all parts 

 of the country and at all times of the year. 



The author quotes Taschenberg, Ritzema Bos, Giebel, Stengel, 

 Walter Miiller, Klaus, and many others as being among those 

 who believe rooks and crows to be useful in Germany. On the 

 other hand, Liebe, Martin, Ludwig, Plehn, Burbaum and others 

 are named as investigators who hold the birds to be harmful to, 

 agriculture. In conclusion, Dr. Schleh considers that his in- 

 vestigations show that crows and rooks are, on the whole, more 

 useful than harmful, and especially in the breeding season. 

 There can, however, be no doubt that where the birds at times 

 occur in; excessive numbers, and where the damage becomes 

 serious, their numbers should be reduced. 



In compliance with an Order of the House of Commons, the 



Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have presented a Return of 



all Inclosure Awards or copies of Inclosure 



« , ,? e ^ n ^ „ Awards which are at the present time de- 

 Publications of ' t1 . . , , , 



the Board. posited or enrolled with the Clerks of the 



Peace or of the Councils of the Counties of 



England and Wales. This publication [H.C. 50 of 1904; price 



is. 7d.] sets out alphabetically under the head of each county 



the name of each common affected by an award, the parish 



or township in which such common was situated, and the date 



of the Act of Parliament authorising the inclosure and the date 



of the award. 



The following leaflets have also been issued since the previous 

 notice in the Journal (November, 1904, p. 504), and single copies 

 may be obtained free of charge on application to the Secre- 

 tary, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 4, Whitehall Place, 

 London, S.W. : — "Sleepy Disease of Tomatoes" (No. 116); 

 "Peach Leaf Curl" (No. 120); "Construction of Pigsties" 

 (No. 121); "The Cabbage Root Fly" (No. 122); "The Shoot 

 and Fruit Moth of Red and Black Currants" (No. 123) ; "The. 

 Asparagus Fly" (No. 124). 



