One or two !3en made uoreplelnt of ducks feeding In the stubble after 
the rioe had been out* thue securing mute rioe that otherwise would hare 
served as food for hogs but axioh coax)lsint8 oeened rather far fetohed* One 
man stated that the waste grain composed of shattered rioe that gathered at 
each stand of the separator In threshing was sufficient to furnish feed for 
50 to 100 hogs during a period of ten days to two wooks* Ue claimed that 
large flocks of duoka frequently came in at nl^t and cleaned up this entire 
amount in a short period. 3uoh claims for damage however can hardly be con- 
sidered seriously. 
At the time of my visit large numbers of Geese were feeding in the 
rice stubble in ^tagorda County. Selow ilarkham 5u0 geeso belonging to 6 
species or subs^^eoies. via.. Conada. Hutchins, Wnlte-frontou., blue and 
:5nov Geese, were seen feeding in one field. One Snow Uoose that was taken 
had eaten 61 grains of rioe. while in the giasard of a Canada Goose shot in 
an open pasture remains of grass otade 99 per cent and rice huls comxjoaed 
the other one percent. lio oomplainti was made against these birds. 
BA2.UCE BY BLfCKBIBDS TO 0TH£h CHOPS. 
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The Great-tailed Graokle wae reported to be very destructive to 
sprouting corn in regions w]iere corn was grown extensively. ^With refer- 
ence to uestraotion of com by this bird see Biol, burvey Bull. SB, p. 6). 
There was almost universal ootuplaiut of the oom-eating habit of this bird 
In the faming region about iharton and El Campo and it was* muntlonea else- 
where. 
Blaokbirda of various speoiea were said to destroy the teed heads 
of various varieties of iCaffir Com that were grown for oattle feed. 
