anaheim-gazette 1910-11-10

PLANT TO ATTRACT BIRDS Farmer and Orchardist Greatly Indebted to Birds for Destruction of Insects and Weed Seed Birds play a very important part in the economy of nature, and by their destruction of insects lend material aid in keeping the balance true. Both the farmer and the orchardist are greatly indebted to birds for the destruction of insects and weed seed, and nowhere is the nature and extent of this indebtedness more fully appreciated than in the United States. In every part of our broad land also are lovers of birds whose pleasure is in large part measured by the number of feathered acquaintances each season brings. Both for practical and esthetic reasons, therefore, there is a demand for information as to the best method of increasing the bird population in restricted areas, particularly on the farms and about homes. There is a demand also for the provisioning of large preserves for both land and water game birds and the protection of crops by cultivating seed and fruit bearing plants more useful to birds than to man. Various other factors may be made to contribute to the success of efforts to attract birds, such as a supply of water for drinking and bathing, nesting boxes, protection from enemies, and winter feeding; but the main purpose of this article is to call attention to the plants which best serve to provide food for birds and to draw their attention away from cultivated crops. A large variety of shrubs and trees are cultivated for ornament in the well repaid, for a dependable food supply is never more a potent bait than at this bleak season. Among the plants much patronized by birds, and those which hold their fruit longest are funiper, bayberry, hackberry, barberry, magnolia, mountain ash, Christmas berry, china berry, pepper tree, sumach, holly, black alder, certain wild grapes, manzanita, snowberry, and some evergreen species in other genera, such as the evergreen blueberry of the Pacific coast region. The plants with persistent fruit bridge the gap between the overwhelming abundance of autumn and the scarcity of early spring. Before the last of the wintered-over fruit disappears, a few plants have blossomed and begin to mature the first fruits of another season. Among the earliest of all and greatly relished by birds, are mulberries. They ripen in April—even in late March in southern localities—and in May and June farther north. Red-berried elder and service berries are but little later; often the latter are not left on the trees by the hungry birds long enough to ripen. Wild strawberries,the raspberries, and dewberries are early and may be used to protect cultivated species. Certain kinds of cherries, as the European bird cherry and the mahaleb or stock cherry ripen their fruit at about the same time as domestic cherries and will serve to divert the attention of birds. From the time summer is well started, there is a constant abundance of wild fruits. Blueberries, buckleberries,certain dogwoods, viburnums, and grapes are among the first to ripen and fall while sarsaparilla, elder, gooseberries, currants, spicebush, and sassafras are somewhat more persistent. Other The humid Part of the Transition of western parts of Oregon between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast region of Cape Mendocino Santa Barbara Meadows south and east it is said Transition, and the Upper Sonoran Area produces a wide range of shrubs among its suitable forms. Bayberry, red flowering green blackberry, blackcap, cherry, huckleberry and manzanita are indigenous fruits. Sample is the peppermint), which flourishes California, and will thrive in many other Lower Sonoran fauna suited to the same china berry, the Russian oak berry is just as sunny part of this zone Anstroriparian fauna its fruit through its eagerly sought by cats and catbirds. The another special ballata) also do well in an abundance of birds. Foremost in birds among cultivable plants are mulberries. Various other factors may be made to contribute to the success of efforts to attract birds, such as a supply of water for drinking and bathing, nesting boxes, protection from enemies, and winter feeding; but the main purpose of this article is to call attention to the plants which best serve to provide food for birds and to draw their attention away from cultivated crops. A large variety of shrubs and trees are cultivated for ornament in the United States, but in most cases it is evident that they have been planted with no thought for the needs of birds. Our native shrubs should be utilized as far as possible, especially as many of them are not exceeded in beauty or interest by foreign plants. Furthermore, as a rule they are more attractive to birds than exotics. It should be borne in mind also that smoothly trimmed hedges and the stif trees of a formal garden are not nearly so attractive to birds as untrained bushes and tangled thickets. Shrubs of sterile varieties or those closely pruned after blooming are not sought by birds, while those allowed to ripen fruit are often crowded with feathered visitors. Moreover, plants clustered with fruit of varying color are more beautiful and interesting than those which exhaust their energy in one burst of bloom and are of monotonous appearance thereafter. The best shrubs and trees for attracting birds are those most resorted to for food, and the extensive records of bird food in the Biological Survey make their selection an easy task. The berries of elders are eaten by the largest number of species of birds, namely, 67. Raspberries and blackberries are known to be eaten by 60 species, mulberries by 48, dogwood fruits by 47, those of the nonpoisonous sumachs by 44, the various wild cherries by 39, and blueberries by 37. This completes the list of fruits known to be chosen by more than 30 species of birds. Following these in order are wild grapes, eaten by 29 species, poke berries by 26, Virginia creeper berries, bayberries and juniper berries by 25 species each; service or June berries by 20; holly berries by 19; strawberries and fruits of viburnums by 16 each; hackberries and huckleberries l 15 each; haws by 12; spicebush berries and rose hips by 11 each; and the fruits of sarsaparilla sour gum, gooseberries and currants, and snowberry, each eaten by 10 species of birds. In addition to the plants recommended on the basis of proved preference by birds, as indicated by stomach examination, several other species. Certain kinds of cherries, as the European bird cherry and the mahaleb or stock cherry ripen their fruit at about the same time as domestic cherries and will serve to divert the attention of birds. From the time summer is well started, there is a constant abundance of wild fruits. Blueberries, buckleberries, certain dogwoods, viburnums, and grapes are among the first to ripen and fall while sarsaparilla, elder, gooseberries, currants, spicebush, and sassafras are somewhat more persistent. Other dogwoods, silverberry, sour gum and black cherry hold their fruit a little later, and pokebeery, hawthorn, buffalo berry, some wild grapes and viburnums retain their fruit well into the winter, though they seldom last as well as the characteristic winter fruits named above. Evidently there need be no season without its fruit if judicious selection of shrubs and trees is made by those desiring to attract birds. Thus a thicket of raspberry or dewberry, elder, and dogwood, grouped about some taller sumac, Juneberry, and juniper, would supply the fruit throughout the year. Moreover, in almost any part of the United States, this combination can be made by the use of native species alone. The problem that confronts the prospective planter of trees and shrubs to attract birds is the selection of the species most suitable for his particular locality. By reference to the descriptions below it is possible in most cases to determine the life zone to which his locality belongs. Then, from the corresponding list of trees and shrubs the species best suited to that area may be learned. The lists are by no means complete; usually but a single species of a genus is mentioned, when perhaps half a dozen or more are available. It is attempted, however, in every case to name the most satisfactory species, having due regard to its value as a bird food and to its wide distribution and hardiness in the area named. The Canadian zone is the warmest or southernmost division of the Boreal region and the most northerly life zone of agricultural importance. It "comprises the southern part of the great transcontinental coniferous forest of Canada, the northern parts of Maine, New Hampshire, and Michigan, a strip along the Pacific coast reaching as far south at least as Cape Mendocino, in California, and the greater part of the high mountains of the United States and Mexico. In the east it covers the Green Mountains, Adirondacks, and Catskills. China berry, the Russian oak berry is just as surreptent part of this zoo Austroriparian fauna its fruit through the eagerly sought by catbirds. The another special bellata) also do well in abundance of birds. Foremost in birds among cultivable plants are mulberry grow almost anywhere States and their coining and long fruiting them especially vole of mulberries suit faunal areas will be length in the plants useful for protected crops. A hundred species habit the United States number of individuals any other family. Characteristic winter they are great deep seeds and are sprout withal, it pays to trouble to attract them. As just remarked seeds and do great thing them; but as is to cultivate weeds, thing is to plant their favorite genera which are entirely utilization fulfill all their produce in abundances are highly relished these may be added species which are not the various millets ed by no other plantness to seed-eating lowing are recommenced rows and other blossoms: Love-lies-bleeding yellow chamomile colons button, African poppy, tarweed, millet Japan barnyard millet or Hungarian flower. Several of these flowers will serve to flower (Hellanthus ed of the best, having especially prized form and large size of these are more relished birds than the millets are so much preferred been used with good ing the attention of valuable grain crops. 25 species each; service or June berries by 20; holly berries by 19; strawberries and fruits of viburnums by 16 each; hackberries and huckleberries by 15 each; haws by 12; spicebush berries and rose hips by 11 each; and the fruits of sarsaparilla sour gum, gooseberries and currants, and snowberry, each eaten by 10 species of birds. In addition to the plants recommended on the basis of proved preference by birds, as indicated by stomach examination, there are several other genera known to furnish much birdfood or which are important in certain regions where none of the plants just mentioned are abundant. Separation of this list from the above by no means indicates inferiority for the purpose of attracting birds, but is done only to emphasize the different criteria for selecting them. These plants are: Manzanita, barberry, buffalo berry, silverberry, buckthorn, chinaberry, mountain ash, the California Christmas berry, the pepper tree, the fruit of which is a splendid bird food in Southern California, magnolia, the pulp-coated seeds of which furnish one of the most nutritious and eagerly sought foods of birds wintering in the southeastern states; and nockaway lote bush and bluewood, three favorite genera of the southwest, and where most of the plants previously mentioned are wanting. Species of the genera listed can be selected that furnish adequate bird shelter and also a continuous supply of fruit throughout the year in any part of the United States where cultivation of trees and shrubs is practicable. It is most important to have a sure supply of bird food for late winter and early spring. The quantity of natural food is then smallest, and frequently the few remaining sources are rendered inaccessible by snow and sleet. It is advisable, therefore, for bird lovers to make liberal use of plants which retain their fruit through the winter. They will be real region and the most northerly life zone of agricultural importance. It "comprises the southern part of the great transcontinental coniferous forest of Canada, the northern parts of Maine, New Hampshire, and Michigan, a strip along the Pacific coast reaching as far south at least as Cape Mendocino, in California, and the greater part of the high mountains of the United States and Mexico. In the east it covers the Green Mountains, Adirondacks, and Catskills and the higher mountains of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, western North Carolina, and eastern Tennessee. In the mountains of the west it covers the lower slopes in the north and the higher slopes in the south. In the Rocky Mountain region it appears to reach continuously from British Columbia to west central Wyoming; and in the Cascade Range, from British Columbia to southern Oregon, with a narrow interruption along the Columbia river." The western or arid division of the Transition zone comprises the western part of the Dakotas, northern Montana east of the Rocky mountains, southern Assiniboia, small areas in southern Manitoba and Alberta, the higher parts of the Great Basin and the plateau regions generally (except the Boreal Mountains), the eastern base of the Cascade-Sierra system, and local areas still further west, in Oregon and California, where it merges into the humid Pacific coast division. The sage hen, sharp-tailed grouse, and green-tailed towhee are characteristic birds; that is, their range is practically confined to the arid Transition area. Many other species occur, however, and those desiring to attract them will find the following shrubs and vines serviceable: Juniper, barberry, currant, service berry, red raspberry, choke cherry, aromatic sumach, grape, silverberry, buffalo berry, red osier, snowberry, and elder. ANAHEIM GAZETTE The humid Pacific coast division of the Transition zone comprises the western parts of Washington and Oregon between the coast mountains and the Cascade Range, parts of northern California, and most of the coast region of California from near Cape Mendocino southward to the Santa Barbara Mountains. To the south and east it passes into the arid Transition, and in places into the Upper Sonoran. The Pacific coast transition faunal area produces a wealth of fruit bearing shrubs, among which the following are suitable for attracting birds: Bayberry, red flowering currant, evergreen blackberry, service berry, blackcap, cherry, buckthorn, dogwood and manzanita, evergreen blueberry, snowberry and elder. Besides native shrubs and trees, a number of cultivated species have proved so attractive to birds that they are as important as any of the indigenous fruits. An excellent example is the pepper tree (Schinus molle), which flourishes in Southern California, and which will probably thrive in many other parts of the Lower Sonoran faunal area. Others suited to the same climate are the china berry, the Russian mulberry, and the Russian oleaster. The china berry is just as successful in the eastern part of this zone, namely, in the Austroriparian faunal area; it retains its fruit through the winter and is eagerly sought by robins, cedar birds and catbirds. The Russian oleaster and another species (Elaeagnus umbellata) also do well here and furnish an abundance of fruit relished by birds. Foremost in attractiveness to birds among cultivated fruit bearing plants are mulberries. These will important natural foods of the eastern quail, but should be encouraged only where they can not become a weed pest. The western quail are fond of the seeds of sumach, bur clover, alfilaria, lupines, napa thistle, and turkey mullein plants; but where these plants are liable to become nuisances the food plants recommended for the eastern quail will serve. Coverts for grouse, as the sharp-tail, should abound in such plants as rose, sumach, blueberry, bearberry, buffalo berry, dwarf birch, and alder. The ruffed grouse thrives among the scrub oak, bayberry, rose, sumach, alder, dwarf birch, poplar, willow and such fruit-bearing plants as partridge berry, hawthorn, viburnum, wild grapes, mountain ash, blueberry, blackberry and cranberry. Cover of this nature is suited to the heath hen also, and to the imported pheasants and Hungarian partridge, but in all cases it is well to supplement the food supply furnished by these shrubs and trees by planting small grains and legumes as recommended for quail. The practice of planting wild or inferior fruits for the purpose of tolling birds away from valuable cultivated varieties is very old, but it has never been tried as widely and systematically as seems desirable. The chief essential to the success of this plan is that the decoy trees shall be early bearing species, for almost all of the damage to fruit by birds is inflicted on the earliest varieties, evidently because of the scarcity of early wild fruit. Probably cherries, raspberries, and strawberries suffer more in the aggregate than all of the later fruits. Fortunately we have fruit which fills this need, one which riens with the earliest hardness. The Generous Arab. "One day when in our wanderings we happened to camp near some rolling country the sheikh and I rode off in search of gazelles," says a traveler in Arabia. "We found a large herd, and being mounted on good horses, we mauged to ride them down, throwing ourselves off our horses for the shot, then galloping on again. We killed six gazelles in about an hour and rode back to camp with enough meat for a big feast. It is the custom that whoever kills game should provide a feast for all his friends. On the occasion of these feasts I noticed that there was always a crowd of hangers-on waiting at the end for a scrap of food, half starved looking boys and ragged men. These were orphans whose parents had been killed or men whose berds had been 'lifted' by other Arabs, and as a result they were destitute, for the law of the Bedouin is 'survival of the fittest' in its strictest sense. But the sheikh supplied food liberally., and I noticed that he always looked after the poor and fed the hungry." A Life Saving Order. Many years ago the American warship Delaware came near foundering off the coast of Sardinia while luffing through a heavy squall during a morning watch. The "unauthorized letting go of the fore sheet" alone saved the ship from going down with 1,100 souls on board. The first lieutenant, afterward Commodore Thomas W. Wyman, with difficult climbing succeeded in reaching the quarterdeck, where snatching the trumpet from the officer in charge, his first order, given in a voice heard distinctly fore and aft, was: "Keep clear of the paint work!" This command to hundreds of human beings packed in the lee scuppers like sardines in a box instantly restored them to order and prevented a panic, they naturally feeling that if at megh." china berry, the Russian mulberry, and the Russian oleaster. The china berry is just as successful in the eastern part of this zone, namely, in the Anstroriparian faunal area; it retains its fruit through the winter and is eagerly sought by robins, cedar birds and catbirds. The Russian oleaster and another species (Elaeagnus umbellata) also do well here and furnish an abundance of fruit relished by birds. Foremost in attractiveness to birds among cultivated fruit bearing plants are mulberries. These will grow almost anywhere in the United States and their combined early ripening and long fruiting season make them especially valuable. Varieties or mulberries suited to the various faunal areas will be treated at greater length in the section devoted to plants useful for protecting cultivated crops. A hundred species of sparrows inhabit the United States, and in the number of individuals they outrank any other family. Many of them are characteristic winter birds, and as they are great destroyers of weed seeds and are sprightly and cheery withal, it pays to take considerable trouble to attract them. As just remarked, they love weed seeds and do great good by destroying them; but as it is not desirable to cultivate weeds, the next best thing is to plant harmless species of their favorite genera. Fortunately many common ornamental garden plants which are entirely dependent on cultivation fulfill all requirements and produce in abundance seeds which are highly relished by sparrows. To these may be added a few native species which are not bad weeds and the various millets, which are excelled by no other plants in attractiveness to seed-eating birds. The following are recommended for sparrows and other birds liking small seeds: Love-lies-bleeding, princes feather, yellow chamomile, chamomile, bachelors button, African millet, California poppy, tarweed, miners lettuce, millet, Japan barnyard millet, German millet or Hungarian grass and sunflower. Several of the species of sunflower will serve, the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) being one of the best, having named varieties especially prized for the abundance and large size of the seed. No seed are more relished by graminivorous birds than the millets; in fact, they are so much preferred that they have been used with good effect for drawing the attention of birds from more valuable grain crops. never been tried as widely and systematically as seems desirable. The chief essential to the success of this plan is that the decoy trees shall be early bearing species, for almost all of the damage to fruit by birds is inflicted on the earliest varieties, evidently because of the scarcity of early wild fruit. Probably cherries, raspberries, and strawberries suffer more in the aggregate than all of the later fruits. Fortunately we have fruit which fills this need, one which ripens with the earliest cherries and is a favorite with all frugivorous birds, namely, the mulberry, both native and cultivated. Three varieties of the native mulberry (Marus rubra), namely, the Hicks, Stubbs, and Townsend, are especially successful in the southern states, though the Hicks is known to thrive in the Carolinian faunal areas and Stubbs in the Alleghenian. The Townsend is a comparatively new variety and its hardiness is unknown, but it ripens fruit remarkably early and should be given a thorough trial. According to Prof. L. H. Bailey, the New American (often sold under the name Downing) is the best mulberry known for the northern states. The Russian mulberry is the hardiest variety and is a favorite in the plains region and other places where great extremes of temperature prevail. It succeeds in as diverse climates as those of North Dakota and New Mexico. The New American, Russian, and Black Persian mulberries are known to do well in California, and the indications are that the latter is suited to conditions in the Lower Sonoran faunal area. When planting mulberries for the purpose of protecting cultivated fruits, the earliest fruiting varieties obtainable should be used. CALIFORNIA WELL ADVERTISED During the past month California has been brought prominently before the people of the east. The California development board has conducted an extensive campaign of advertising in eastern papers. A display advertisement has been run in forty-one agricultural and rural papers with the result that many inquiries are coming into their office. The efforts of the California development board met with such large success in its advertising campaign at the Ohio valley exposition, in Cincinnati, that work will be repeated on even a larger scale at the U.S. land and irrigation exposition, to be held in Chicago, November 19th to December 1st. The unauthorized letting go of the fore sheet" alone saved the ship from going down with 1,100 souls on board. The first Lieutenant, afterward Commodore Thomas W. Wyman, with difficult climbing succeeded in reaching the quarterdeck, where snatching the trumpet from the officer in charge, his first order, given in a voice heard distinctly fore and aft, was,"Keep clear of the paint work!" This command to hundreds of human beings packed in the lee scuppers like sardines in a box instantly restored them to order and prevented a panic, they naturally feeling that if at such a time, with a line of battle ship on her beam ends, clean paint work was of paramount importance their condition could not be a serious one. The Baby Stars. Have you ever sat opposite in bus or train to a baby, say, from one to two years old? If you have you have been compelled to notice it. And unless you are a misanthropical person I guess you have caught yourself feeling uncomfortable under its wide eyed scrutiny of you. I think there is nothing more disconcerting than to be rejected by a baby after full and open cross examination. Babies and very young children have no humbug about them. I believe they see more than grownups. I believe they read our characters down to the very ground. While the young mother is interested to find that her baby is being admired that baby is reckoning up both the mother and the admirer, and when the jerky turn of the head comes the man that has music in his soul feels small. -London Scrap. When Dreams Came True. An English magazine records two dream stories. In one lady, having lost an important key while walking in a wood near her house in Ireland, dreamed that she saw it lying at the root of a certain tree. Next day she found it there. She supposed her eye must have seen it after it dropped, though her conscious mind had not instantly noted it. Just the same was the theory of a barrister who went out late at night to post his letters and upon undressing missed a check for a large amount received during the day. He dreamed he saw it curled round an area railing not far from his door, woke up, dressed, went out and found it exactly as he had dreamed. The mind registers at times what it does not instantly report. Something Wrong. An Australian auctioneer who was reputed to have more education than professional ability was endeavoring to sell some cattle to an audience of farm hands."Gewissen," he began."I have a particularly nice lot of heifers and bullocks,and I may say that the heifers predominate." millet or Hungarian grass and sunflower. Several of the species of sunflower will serve, the common sunflower (Hellanthus annuus) being one of the best, having named varieties especially prized for the abundance and large size of the seed. No seed are more relished by graminivorous birds than the millets; in fact, they are so much preferred that they have been used with good effect for drawing the attention of birds from more valuable grain crops. The distinction between the dietaries of the so-called frugivorous and graminivorous birds is not so marked as would be inferred from a strict interpretation of these terms. Practically in the case of the grouse and quail does a limited characterization of the food habits fail to express the truth. Consequently in recommending plants attractive to these birds many must be mentioned that are included in the lists for fruit-eating birds. Grouse are fond of both buds and leaves; hence some plants which have neither nutritious fruit nor seeds are for them important food plants. While the establishment of preserves for land game birds is yet a new movement in this country, it is certain to become of great importance. Hence it is desirable to disseminate information as to the food and covert plants that are favored by the grouse and quall. Bobwhites frequently use covers of rose, alder and blackberry bushes, and thickly set barberry, bayberry, and dense banks of honeysuckle are suitable. These plants also furnish food for the birds, but they should be supplemented by others more exclusively adapted for this purpose. Sumach, Japanese clover, buckwheat, sorghum, millet, vetches, cowpeas, and any plants of the pea family producing small seeds are valuable, and should be sown in large quantities. The seeds of milk pea, partridge pea, hog peanut, wild bean, and smartweeds are in eastern papers. A display advertisement has been run in forty-one agricultural and rural papers with the result that many inquiries are coming into their office. The efforts of the California development board met with such large success in its advertising campaign at the Ohio valley exposition, in Cincinnati, that work will be repeated on even a larger scale at the U.S. land and irrigation exposition, to be held in Chicago, November 19th to December 4th of this year. At Chicago the exhibit of products and the lectures on California's resources and development will be directly under the supervision of Robert Newton Lynch, the manager of the California development board. An extensive advertising campaign will be conducted in the Chicago papers. At the Ohio valley exposition, Francis Hope maintained an information bureau and literature counters. The enormous value of the publicity gained in this manner cannot be overestimated. Twenty thousand pieces of literature were carried away by the visitors and the daily lectures had an average attendance of seven hundred and fifty persons. Fruit jars and jelly glasses at H. A. Dickel'a. "with strength and ease they always please" TWO HORSE OVERALLS MADE BY LEVI STRAUSS CO. Something Wrong. An Australian auctioneer who was reputed to have more education than professional ability was endeavoring to sell some cattle to an audience of farm hands. "Gewiemen," he began. "I have a particularly nice lot of bullers and bullocks, and I may say that the heifers predominate." He was interrupted by a very agricultural voice from the crowd. 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