Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 38, Part 1890W. White, 1891 - Agriculture |
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Page 21
... feeding . I will just allude to it , as showing the importance to the farmers of this country of saving one cent per day in the cost of feeding cows . It seems like a small matter , but the aggregate amount is quite a large sum . The ...
... feeding . I will just allude to it , as showing the importance to the farmers of this country of saving one cent per day in the cost of feeding cows . It seems like a small matter , but the aggregate amount is quite a large sum . The ...
Page 38
... feed largely on a vegetable dict , consisting of the seeds of various weeds and grasses , the tender blades of grasses , or the stems and roots of different aquatic plants . The flesh of the seed and plant - eating ducks is of course ...
... feed largely on a vegetable dict , consisting of the seeds of various weeds and grasses , the tender blades of grasses , or the stems and roots of different aquatic plants . The flesh of the seed and plant - eating ducks is of course ...
Page 39
... feed chiefly on meadow mice ; the red - shouldered hawk , in addition to feeding on mice , devours grasshoppers , crickets and beetles , and he also frequently catches frogs and lizards , and occasionally , like the red - tailed hawk ...
... feed chiefly on meadow mice ; the red - shouldered hawk , in addition to feeding on mice , devours grasshoppers , crickets and beetles , and he also frequently catches frogs and lizards , and occasionally , like the red - tailed hawk ...
Page 41
... feed principally upon dormant or at least stationary insects , and therefore need not migrate ; they are , moreover , hardy birds . They dig insects and their larvæ out of trees , and are eminently beneficial to the agriculturist and ...
... feed principally upon dormant or at least stationary insects , and therefore need not migrate ; they are , moreover , hardy birds . They dig insects and their larvæ out of trees , and are eminently beneficial to the agriculturist and ...
Page 48
... feed to a greater or less extent on bees , but the kingbird is the one which preys to the greatest ex- tent upon the honey - bee . He feeds chiefly , however , upon insects other than the honey - bec . He is a great catcher of flies ...
... feed to a greater or less extent on bees , but the kingbird is the one which preys to the greatest ex- tent upon the honey - bee . He feeds chiefly , however , upon insects other than the honey - bec . He is a great catcher of flies ...
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