The 11. S. Secretary of Agriculture,
Hon. .1. Sterling Morton, has recently
issued u book for the information of
farmers who believe that crows are a
detriment to the corn crower. This
book sliows clearly by exact observa
tions made all through the corn belt
for a number of years, by farmers and
scientists, that the annihilation of
crows would mean destruction of
corn growing. Careful estimates show
that for every peck of corn destroyed
by the crows they eat up 3 pecks of
corn-destroying grubs and bugs.
It is estimated that the total num
ber of Armenians, men, women and
children, killed during the most recent
massacres exceeds 10,000. Christen
dom should unite to prevent these
attrocities.
The Companion Calendar for llllMi.
The publishers of The Youth's
Companion are sending to their sub
scribers free an art Calendar which
will be highly appreciated. Four ele
gant water-color paintings are repro
duced in all the beauty of color and
design of the originals, and of such
si/o (7,1x10 inches) that they may be
framed with line effect.
