the rest doing little or nothing in avert
ing the mischief. 1 he first is the run
ningof- a twine around the field, ele
vated six or eight feet from the ground
on poles; out this requires time and is
somewhat expensive. The other is to
sow corn over the field to feed the hun
err birds. It is not necessary to extend
this sowing over more than a small por
tion or the ground at two or tnren dif
ferent places, on the head-lands. The
depredators would soon discover the
charitable donation and be perfectly
satisfied with the arrangement, leaving
the young plants unharmed. Jn
providing this remedy the ttme spent
would be trilling, and the whole cost
from half to a bushel of corn. But it
should be remembered that the crow
never eats hard corn. If found hard
it is carried off, six to eight grains at a
time, and buried until it becomes soft.
Therefore the corn, before being scat
tered, a portion at a time, should be first
well soaked. w ith this precaution we
think we can promise any cornfield to
be free from the depredations so much
complained of in certain seasons.
