"Birds are greater friends to the agriculturist than many people realise," said Mr H. J. Farrant in a talk to Rotarians at Invercargili "For instance, the much-despised house sparrows feed their young entirely on insects. One pair of sparrows mav rear four broods in a season, with six or eight young birds in each brood, but should they reai only three broods of six each pair of sparrows will have accounted i'o' 72,900 insects in a single season Surely they are entitled to a handful of oats at harvest time in tinway, of wages for doing such beneficial work."
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21533, 24 July 1935, Page 12
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