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kinds of trees. These, together M'ith minierous 
other kinds of birds, often require a watchful eye, 
to prevent their depredations. 
The protection of the seed and seedling 
plants from the feathered race, will be best accom- 
plished by covering them with nets, fine-twigged 
branches of trees, bean straw, &c. and also dusting 
them frequently over with quick-lime. 
For the preservation of fruit the best way 
will be to cover them with old casts of fishing 
nets, when it can be readily done, and in other 
cases to set up scares of some kind, such as the 
figure of a man, stuffed hawks, cats, &c. also 
rattles, (see on the Cherry tree), and alarm them 
by frequently discharging a gun or pistol. 
The destruction of buds of ti’ees may be 
partly prevented by dusting the trees thickly over 
with quick-lime, after rain, when the trees are 
quite wet, which will greatly aid it in adhering 
to the buds. It will be proper to look over those 
trees liable to be attacked in January, as they some- 
times commence their depredations by that time, and 
continue them till the leaves begin to expand, in the 
course of which time a second or third dusting- 
will be necessary, or scares may be set up. See 
on Gooseberries. 
It may appear to some that a more complete 
and ready plan than any of the preceding, would 
be to destroy the Birds. But how great would 
be the evil when we consider the great utility of 
insectiferous birds ; for it is quite clear that were 
