Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1917 — Owl Not Really Wise Bird. [ARTICLE]

Owl Not Really Wise Bird.

Since it has been recognized that the owl is a beneficial bird, economically Important as a destroyer of rats, mice and gophers, there is an increasing tendency- to restore its classic significance. Like many people of deliberate manner and few words, owls are not as wise as they look. They are quite easily caught in traps. In case the barn in which the owls make their home catches fire the owls usually burn to death. They get along very well in captivity when they are comfortably ..housed and fed either mice or a variety of food, but they cannot live on a diet of raw pork or beef.