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E.—7a,

As considerable difference of opinion exists amongst the local fruit-growers with regard to the respective merits of these stocks, the experiment is of public interest and valuable results may be anticipated, plants worked on the different stocks being planted side by side, and subjected to the same mode of culture. The larger portion of the orchard will consist of apples and pears, stone fruits being represented but sparingly.

Winter Food of Small Birds. Contents of Crop and Gizzard of Birds shot.

Twenty birds killed later contained portions of young peas, wheat, &c, &c.

Date. I Kind of Bird. Seeds of Weed. Q-rain. Insects. Remarks. 1880. April 20 30 May 1 3 3 6 15 25 30 June 3 9 12 12 15 15 15 15 20 24 24 24 24 28 July 6 6 9 10 10 10 10 16 16 30 30 August 6 „ 7 7 „ 13 „ 13 13 „ 20 „ 20 „ 20 „ 26 26 26 September 2 2 8 8 » 13 „ 13 „ 13 „ 18 18 „ 24 „ 24 „ 24 24 30 October 8 Greenfinch Sparrow Lark Greenfinch Sparrow Greenfinch Sparrow Greenfinch Sparrow Greenfinch Sparrow >) Lark Native lark Lark Greenfinch Sparrow Lark Sparrow Greenfinch Lark Greenfinch Sparrow Lark >5 Sparrow Greenfinch Lark 160 178 150 132 a large number 110 190 110 173 125 96 378 793 362 469 79 120 681 231 240 43 167 387 172 254 378 283 76 18 260 180 18 153 271 268 5 205 268 231 160 2 wheat 10 „ 1 „ 26 „ 19 wheat 14 „ 12 wheat 1 „ 7 8 12 1 V Greenfinch )? >> 3 oats JJ 4 wheat » Sparrow Lark Sparrow Greenfinch Sparrow Greenfinch 19 „ 25 „ 2 „ » 5) Lark Greenfinch Sparrow Lark Greenfinch 184 268 317 10 40 36 10 14 3 45 2 14 „ 8 „ Not seed wheat, 6 „ Green matter. Lark Greenfinch 64 28 wheat 31 „ 6 „ Lark several 3J Greenfinch Lark 18 8 6 wheat 2