Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 312, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1918 — Birds Help Farmers. [ARTICLE]

Birds Help Farmers.

Birds are almost as busy as bees, and their work In increasing crop yields is highly important, says the’ Firesade. One of the cheapest and most effective ways to fight Insect pests that annually, take crop toll estimated at $800,000,000 is to aid in the preservation of bird life. Such worms and bugs as infest our gardens are favorite food for bluebirds, robins and many other kinds of birds. Birds also eat thousands of weed seeds.