a scrkkch-owi/s favorite: nkst-box 



Photo by George R. King 



"Of bird-houses, to be supplied for those birds that nest about buildings or in holes of 

 trees, there seems to be an almost infinite variety; tree stumps, real or artificial, boxes, cot- 

 tages, houses, large and elaborate mansions, barrel-houses, gourds, flower-pots, tin-cans, 

 shelves, and all kinds of contraptions" (see page 339). The nest-boxes "on my place have 

 been occupied by screech-owls, bluebirds, chickadees, tree-swallows, flickers, white-breasted 

 nuthatches, and great-crested flycatchers" (see page 341). 



winter be surrounded by the verdure of 

 summer, we need not content ourselves 

 with the bare poles of deciduous growth. 

 Evergreens protect us and delight our 

 eyes with their color and varying lights 

 and shadows, and what is more beautiful 



than a pine wood or group of evergreens 

 after a snow-storm ? 



Those of us who possess farms, while 

 naturally jealous of every encroachment 

 on our fields, can always find some place 

 which may be planted. The immediate 



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