Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1912 — Why English Sparrow Should be Killed [ARTICLE]

Why English Sparrow Should be Killed

By MBS. L. SWEENEY Chicago

I notice the department of agriculture is trying do devise means for ridding the country of English sparrows. It is a problem that has now assumed enormous proportions and the solution has been too long delayed. I believe that some states have offered bounties for the dead sparrows. Is this not the case? Does the state of Illinois offer bounties for them, and if so how much ? And where should they be taken? Newspapers could do a great deal of good by making known to’the public the

! reasons why the English sparrows are our enemies and other birds are our best friends and should be protected.