October, 1900. 
AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
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Horticulture in Public Schools. 
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OUR WINTER BIRDS 
Iiy I'rof. H. \V l'leld*, JOinth- | win n 1 
t 'nllt-go. 
Did yon i*vrr wonder why tbrrr are 
fewer birds with u» In winter ibmi in 
* till) liter? Perhaps yon think it Is |>r..>Huiu< 
I III- lllril.H llHVe wing* a ini ~l III.- free I.. 
go where they wish; mill their ch.ih .• u 1,1 
go to tin- fur South where the nv.- ,i n . 
n I ways in hioom. when- tin- (purr* ur .- 
always preen; that bird* iln not up- r,, r 
skating, coasting a ml Mi.nvlmliing ... ttn-v 
take the winter lime to visit flu nmnp. 
KIIivck of Cuba, 1 lie entree plantations -ir 
Urn /.II, the depth* of the tropical for.-i* 
nf the Drlnoeo river, nr to tin- mon- 
keys ami crocodile* nf Centra I America 
But this Is nut the -a use. rndial.lv it i- 
inerely n "ease nf hreml ami hurt# r" fm 
(lie lilrils. They must linn- ft*.. I for tln-ni- 
selves mill, above nil. a safe |.hn< to lit) 
I Uelr eggs and rear their yutilte S r., 
the birds which are with ns Jr, tin- summer 
are those which conn up from the South 
because If la safer for them tu Imlhl their 
nests In our dooryards. and In our '.rood* 
and Helds, limn it I* In the South. But 
by far tin* greatest iminlier of bin!* |m>- 
beyond us still farther north and lav theli 
eggs lii the uninhabited barr-u ui.irsio - 
and rocky Islands of Labrador ami ilni-n 
land and In the stunted spniei-* fmm 
Newfoundland to Alaska. Here tiny r-m 
their young lu cmi .pa rathe safety lint 
as the winter conies on those birds wiil.-ti 
live Oil Insect food llinl that there an- 
signs of u famine. The mowjultm-s and 
black tiles which moke lire a burden for 
man and beast In those regions ln-gln 1 . 
become scarce, the seeds ..f w.-.-d» nml 
other plants to lie etiverud by the tics’ p 
snow, and the birds are compelled by hun- 
ger to move southward in order t-. c-“ 
rood. Old experienced bends load nit :■* 
guides, the others follow -is best tie > -an 
Many pet lost, and perish on th< w u 
Hlt-ils then go South at the approach »r 
winter to obtain food, they return North, 
keeping pure with the retn-nt of wmie. 
and the appcarajice of III*.- I find fm riu- 
purpose of reaching n pin. e where they 
have learned from eM'.-rl.-m 1 that ■' - 
safe lo linlld their hiinu's Some birds 
travel enormous illslame* they may t>- 
from (ileeulaild lo South Auierba. I’lu-ie 
are some, however, which do md have to 
take «m h long Journeys for the I- u- tlt of 
their health. Tho»o -pend flu- utniMinu In 
I he far North, thmtith snini- of them u- - 
fartliei away tlmu Not a Switln. and ha>e 
become so well nl-.pl. d I.. in.-u Kiiri-mind 
logs ns lo nets! only -1 short w Intel Vic .- 
Hon 1 rip away fi-.m 1 -'hold 
Some of bird- we cun *#s- ilnie-l any 
day during Into full, w liner and • irly 
spring Sueh. for example, are the Id e k 
snow bird, the lu-uwn the mu 
linti'llvH. the gulden crow noil km»let* and 
others. There are some birds which -s tn 
to reinnlu with 11* during Hie rutin yen 
and, theivfou*. are called peimnmnt n -l 
denis, sueh a*. Tot example, the .row, 
bluejay, ■.creoeh-owl flicker, goldfinch and 
others But tl»>-e people who have »lud 
led bird* most lire lltCNltvd 10 bethne tli.it 
the craws, and othci birds Just mentioned. 
^ f *_• t_- l; t C o_- 
which we see In winter, n.e those «h 
lone r-mie down fn-m iii, North. bring 
their grown families with ip, .... 
1 he » Intel ns our gnr-d, 
whom we witm itiiintlmnl m tin- »nus! 
have gone down i„ r|„ wluli-r in 
Swat hern stales in i-|ng Mu... « j, 
ha * e fwn with iis during w info to 
to iln 1 North. %» tii|*> tie---- it|i! 1 1 . 
heri In sunimer .'nine I in - w. i,. i,s,ci,e 11 
homtefcw-ptrijf under nnr itTOtrctbra. 
you see Almost .11 Idrds toy,. I a |.,„ 
or a shorter i1l«igm^ north and 
every year; thi* - tot nee of location is .-a 
a migration. nod bird* are migratory •- 
fort* lb*- piirj....... of the migration 
to flnd the nr.'i -*ary f-Msl and r-t 
n safe place to rear the young 
WrXTBR Hlltlis 
I wish to Introdurv to juu smut- of fl 
bird* which row to u» in u Inter for f 
and protection Will. -.one »f the- 
may alremly bn,- , - a k I u g of ratio 
bowing ncijiiulutjuu >•, Ian jmi m»> 
■fill further cultivate their fm mi-mp 
give them the I sue A* v-ur plot. . 
How hup|»'ns It that all blnis ire 
I arced toTto South to And the proper r> 
W hy is B that It.- k- of g .Mnii.hr- .. . 
with us tie* y«-'.r t-m.iid We 1 111 rea 
rc-ignlre th#*n. in •iimin.-f by the lir 
guhlen Isnly mid black wing- and 
1 dacii mp; lint in winter they tin 
brightly amty*‘-l, tin p.-valHng -ador 1 
Is very properly old gold With l.)s inn ' 
udngv more in luirwa.iiv -.vlfh tin- l*r>. 
nml d.-ad gra— coh-r <>f Bi»- held- w h 
this? It l> hcuu-e Ip (lines past lb. 
i.'esfoni of tlii-s.- bird- w lit. h w»-r.- 
closely of the coli.f at the »m rounding 
Je ts were ranch? nml on ten by the I 
gry birds ..f pi. y, nnd only lie—- w.-t. 
Whfsm .-id". is tU-lde Iheto b.ir.b -1 O. 
seen l'he youllg lire most likely to I* 
n mdur slmllf 
rtdv«ntnge of pr.d 
or. It-' sure to notice the next litrd 
see If Its |es IlllAr ls»l»r iieltclw » tin' 
tvimillngs. Bins m.iMng him im*r»' .- i 
id erl.uikisl. Du you a -sis lilt.- the hrl 
y allow gohMii'h with tin* yellow (ton 
of midsummer ami the Mine bird 
brownish wilder plumage with tin* br< 
leave* nnd tlx- dri.-l -.*.-1 .-nit* ..r win 
Have V.OI lint I, ml wt.nl -orl 1 f.'.«l 
goldfinch oitts tr not .!<■ in.! full t" 
•o nl the lift opt*>rt unity Be .01 
tookotlt for that *m.ill tt.uk of bud* 
nlsod c.uuiry tilvd - ; '« lit- I ■ Irn'eis * 
Held I" lb Id. HW I" IW With a i.-. hn 
flight, mid a meirv !>*• lei r,u> tec nl rv 
If m ter follow tlo- 1 ,. ml I. -art* for 
B... alo bunting IVrlm|« >"U tww*- 
t hr. I that the soldHm U i» usually 
Inst bin! to Iwilhl lt» n. -i po»i|*u' 
hoawtiulhHng until After th* Kunritt 
July, not Isvaiis. hr- Is -h>„ In nuking 
tils mind or buy or alrnid the a«m» 1 
foi p.-d.u*A w ill d'stUfb Id* fauolv. b-lt^ 
the shajM- ..f ti e soldfilirh * bill the nature 
"f i>« f...»i .- tv lint Oi'ier birds hava -bn- 
dsr bills Krmn Bn* shape of the bill, and 
the getwrnl xbApe of the ti-.< 1 y, few*, etc., 
yea an h> -tiidv .( a ..Ituetho. of »fulTert 
The Colorado 
r to the parent 
. .i n 
pr.dr-.ti.iii the., 
AND 
Southern Railway 
lb' ACU. 
of i'ttii 
vb»« *r« 
atlrm 
enviHr Nafttrv •* 
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not allow 111.' V 
II II III food 1 - Ah' 
lltlktiiot 
i.-l ..f ill-' sfor. 
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why Is It adVABtilgeOU* for tl 
to put "IT ncsllug for u ni"»Bi to six 
aft.-r 'he other ldrd» v r an you Judge fi 
Our Btaulifully lllusf died Hot-W 
“Picturesque 
Colorado” 
Sent tu any address on reeeifvt ol \ 
cents to prepay posts** 
r. e. fismer. 
< tenet at l*A#-*«r<«««r Ageni. 
Denver, Cvle- 
