r m m ^ r r: m 
A HttPQKT cm TO filCE BY BllOXi IK gHK 
STATl. oy ARKASBA3 
In aocordanoe with letter of authority 212-Bi, 1 left Washington, 
D* C* on i^eoeisbor IS and prooeeden to Little Booh, Aricans&s, for the pur- 
pose of gathering inforaation on daisage by birds to rice in the State of 
Arkansas. It was desired to know the speoies of birds implioated in suoh 
damage, the period or periods at whioh ham was done and extent and oonse- 
qneaoes of such damage as definitely as possible. Little Book, Arkansas, 
was reaohed on Xteoember 15. In Little Book 1 visited Mr. £. V. yisart. 
Inspector in Interstate Oommeroe and Game for the Biologioal Survey, who 
had forwarded reports of damage in fields of rioe by wild docks an d se- 
cured information as to areas from which complaints had oome. These were 
all in Arkansas County, Arkansas, and oame from areas adjacent to the 
towns of Stuttgart, DsVitt and Glllet. 1 worked at Stuttgart from Decem- 
ber 16 to 18, and at DeVitt from December 19 to 20. Glllet was visited 
on December 21 and further investigations were made at De Witt on Deoem- 
ber 22. The return Journey to Little Book was made on December 23, 
after further conference with Mr. Visart X proceeded to Southern Texas as 
direoted in my letters of authority and instructions. 
In carrying on this investigation leading rioe growers and men in- 
terested in the rice industry were visited and interrogated and areas in 
whioh rioe was still stazuling in shocks in the fields were exasiined and 
the condition of the grain noted. Samples of grain showing damage by 
birds were seoured and although weather oonditious during most of the 
period were such as to militate against suooessful photograj^hy a few views 
wers taken in damaged fields near De Witt. In addition obeervations and 
notes were made of the api>earanoe and movements of birds in the areas 
