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White Crow At The Show.

Danville, Ill., Jan. 21.-The annual show of the Vermillion County Poultry association is being held here, and one of the entries is a white crow. The bird was taken from a nest last spring by James Jones near State Line, Ind. Every feather is white, as are also the beak and legs. The eyes are […]

Mr. Crow On Trial Before Science; Innocent Of Much.

Despite the verdict of farmers generally that the crow is a blackleg and a thief, the farmers’ bulletin of the U. S. department of agriculture rather takes the part of Mr. Crow. Nevertheless, without the dash and brilliancy of the jay, or the bold savagery of the hawk, the crow is accused of doing more […]

Locusts Capture A Picnic Ground.

Alton, Ill., June 24. A horde of locusts has settled among the trees of “Hop Hollow,” a popular picnic grounds near here, and driven every songbird out of the woods. The hollow has been marked for its songbird, but all have disappeared under the onslaught of the insects. Crows were the first victims. The locusts […]

To Frighten Crows.

To prevent crows from pulling up corn, I would recommend a simple remedy for the evil which I have practiced with complete success. It is only to put a few empty casks, with the head end up, in different parts of the field. The philosophy of it is, that the crows have no fear of […]

Crows Fight A Turtle.

A Maryland Man Comes to the Rescue of One of the Birds Held Prisoner by the Reptile.      Benjamin Rust, of Chestertown, Md., gives an interesting account of a combat between a large snapping turtle and a vast number of crows, which he witnessed a few days ago. While noted for his shyness, the crow […]

The Cunning Of Crows.

In India Those Birds Have Been Labeled “Shreds of Satan.”      Travelers in the orient have much to say about the Indian crow, a bird that for uncanny knowingness and prankish audacity has perhaps no equal. Corvus splendens-thus have ornithologists flatteringly labeled him. But a naturalist who knows the Indian crows at first hand has […]

“Jack,” Pet Crow, Believed To Have Been Murdered.

 Crow Which Never Missed a Religious Meeting Held in Zion City is Missing. Shame Cry Crusaders. Hundreds of Zionites Mourn Bird Whose Attendance at Services Was Marked.      Zion City, Dec. 12,-“Jack,” the pet crow, which has attended the crusade meetings held twice daily in front of the F. B. Cook factory, has been assassinated. […]

A Straight Steer Crows For Profit.

     The crow bounty law, which goes into effect July 1, will probably create a new industry in Illinois. By the terms of this law every crow’s egg will be worth five cents at the county treasurer’s office. What is to hinder a man from securing several pairs of crows and going into the crow […]

Elgin Annual Crow Hunt.

Gun Club Teams Contest in a Two-Days’ Campaign and the Losers Must Pay.      Hunters in the vicinity of Elgin Monday night completed their annual slaughter of crows, butcher birds, hawks and other birds regarded both by farmers and the state laws as destructive to growing crops. When the heads of the deadfowls were brought […]

A Fatal Meal.

The Untimely Ending of a Crow Who Swallowed a Centiped.      “Saw a curious thing in California last winter,” said the man who travels about. “I had stopped for a moment to chat with a man who was plowing when he called my attention to a large centiped that he had just plowed up.      […]