"H" URGES IMPORTATION OF BIRDS TO FIGHT CATERPILLARS
Document Type:
newspaper letter
Krauss Heading: Insects
Title: "H" urges importation of birds to fight caterpillars
Author: "H"
Newspaper: Polynesian
Date: 1856-01-19
Page: 2 (1-2)
Krauss Annotation:
Letter writer says the big enemy of small farmers in Hawaii is not inability to get land, nor even the frequent summer droughts, but the scourge of grubs and caterpillars which devour a field of turnips in a week. He says pasture lands are alive with these creatures and they lay in masses in cultivated ground. He urges the importation of robins and sparrows to save the small farmer from ruin.
Island: None Specified
Krauss Card: 0701837
Keyword:
Krauss Heading: Insects
Title: "H" urges importation of birds to fight caterpillars
Author: "H"
Newspaper: Polynesian
Date: 1856-01-19
Page: 2 (1-2)
Krauss Annotation:
Letter writer says the big enemy of small farmers in Hawaii is not inability to get land, nor even the frequent summer droughts, but the scourge of grubs and caterpillars which devour a field of turnips in a week. He says pasture lands are alive with these creatures and they lay in masses in cultivated ground. He urges the importation of robins and sparrows to save the small farmer from ruin.
Island: None Specified
Krauss Card: 0701837
Keyword:
