Tour letter of Member ?th, in r l to feed.. - squirrels, is 
melwi, I sm apt sure as to the acorn crop 1b your vicinity this y 
aa I ,b»v® not been up that way. The acorns sro practically a complete 
failure is this part of the so i , and also in Pennsylvania, Tir nis, 
and Xeattieky, where I hove been recently. Also the nut crop is very 
short with ’may specie a s. complete failure* Tou can ©eSilyfind out 
shat the conditions are by ©xaiaifiiag the woods for acorns and nuts, and 
especially places ■share the squirrels have boas feeding on any of these 
lateral fa as* I -am afraid the nut shortage is ve . . ral over the 
eastern ptataa this year* In case you find; a shortage of squirrel food 
it would be sift to organize © regular feeding yetea • -r tl , 
she re they are known to Benin* They are fond of any kind of nuts &M 
met gr In t ■ send a* The least expansive foods ti b ve used ere 
peanuts and rolled oats* They are always fond of peanut® cither raw or 
roasted,/ and soon learn to eat rolled oats. Corn is a good food also, 
but is largely, wasted* vs the squirrels ©at only fee small genu froa 
©a eh kernel* .SenCleaejp seeds- are greatly enjoyed ala© by fee squirrels, 
but they are too rich and oily for a full diet and are rather expensive* 
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