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which they appeared to labour much and dig with 
their bill to a considerable depth in the grounds. 
On my return home, my supposition was confirmed, 
as I found several Crows labouring in a similar 
way with their bills on a piece of Turnip land, 
that had been much infested with the Grub, and 
on closely examining it I found holes made by 
them to a considerable depth, out of which, no 
doubt, they had exterminated or extracted the 
Grub. They do not confine their valuable ser- 
vices to the grass, fallow, and turnip field, but 
will be found equally valuable in their resort to 
the Corn field in the early stage of its progress, 
also on grass land, and, in short, I may say, the 
whole of the Farmer’s productions are at one time 
or other rescued from the ravages of various ene- 
mies by them, and yet they are generally looked 
upon as the most formidable depredators the Agri- 
culturist has to contend with. 
I must not have it understood that I suppose 
all are ignorant of their utility, for I have met with 
some examples to the contrary. A Gentleman 
Fai-mer waited upon me in the year 1826, to 
know what steps were to be taken to eradicate the 
Grub of the moth Noctua from his Teazles, 
which they appeared to be consuming fast away. I 
recommended the employment of Boys and Women 
to search for them with knives round each in- 
fested plant, and to be sure not to banish the 
Crows from feeding in the infested field. He said 
he had already found the Crows of essential ser- 
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