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If cut up and stacked for firewood, they are a continuing source of infection. 
Use of a mist spray is safer than a hydraulic. Dr. Scott also said that 
Methoxychlor is as good for Dutch elm control as DDT and is less likely to 
kill birds, but is not widely used as it is more expensive. 
Predation is an intricate and complex thing, he said, and sketched some 
of its elements: the capabilities of the predator, its food preferences, 
knowledge of its own environment, availability of food, changes in environ- 
ment, carrying capacity of the land, and other limiting factors. Regarding 
hawks and owls, he noted that few people are able to tell one species from 
another, and if it is legal to kill one they will kill others. He and Dr. Graber 
analyzed Christmas bird censuses for many years back regarding hawk and 
owl populations, and indications are that they have declined. Illinois still 
has time to be a leader in having a model hawk and owl law, as only Con- 
necticut, Michigan, Indiana and Idaho have it now. The bill is now in a 
house committee of the Illinois Legislature. The Conservation Department 
has given full support. He thinks that the bill will have no trouble in the 
house, although senate reaction is not known. The Grange has come out in 
favor of it, as have the Izaak Walton League and the Illinois Federation of 
Sportsmen’s Clubs. At the conclusion of Dr. Scott’s talk, Mr. Fawks dis- 
tributed paper, envelopes, and lists of legislators for those living in the 
Chicago area, so that letters could be written on the spot. 
Mr. Downing then took over for the business meeting. 
John Helmer, treasurer, presented the following report: 
Comparison of Ten-Month Periods, July to April, inclusive. 
1956-57 1955-56 
Receipts. Dues, Contributing %,...-.2.2..-2.3...--.0..4. $ 805.00 $ 823.00 
EN CULVG eee ere cote Pn sss ene 565.00 610.00 
POH le CUCS eerste Mer sy aes 1,570.00 1,433.00 
ImvestmentHlncomems tt eft: 782.47 772.59 
Sales of Books, Binoculars, ete............. 1,152.43 1,398.93 
Payments: Printing and Postage.......................... 1,163.07 1,053.87 
Creche OUT eELOCramis.e. ta. 645.85 643.20 
General and Misc. Expense.............. 180.72 Pies 
Paid for Books, Binoculars, etc....... 1,074.80 1,047.45 
Speciale Wona Lions jee ee a 150.00 
Balance, Operating Account, end of Period........ $1,912.46 $1,607.22 
madcasto investment account,........ ocean eee $ 135.00 
(Life Membership, $100.00, Mrs. Hansen, and special gifts, $35.00) 
Mrs. Ruth Waller, chairman of the nominating committee, presented ten 
candidates for the Board of Directors. They were elected unanimously. They 
are: Re-elected — Paul Downing, Mrs. Anne Bayless, John Bayless, Dr. 
William Beecher, Miss Frances Carter, John Helmer, Paul Lobik, and Mil- 
ton Thompson. Newly elected — E. French Block, Chicago, and Dr. Warren 
Keck, Naperville. Terms are for three years. 
Dr. Scott reported that the Green River Refuge for prairie chickens is 
endangered by other uses. Purchased by Pittman-Robertson funds, it is 
