THE ROOK PEST.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 20, 6 January 1923, Page 4

THE ROOK PEST.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —In reference to the complain of j<Mr H. S. Clark, of Mangatahi, regarding the damage done on farms by rooks which was brought up at the recent meeting of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. (Society. The opinion that the society gave after, discussing the rook question was certainly valuable, especially as it eminated from men who claim to be Tarniers. The above society’s opinion was that shooting two or three rooks would meet the difficulty. 1 wonder if the same remedy would apply to rabbits or sparrows. Either of the suggestions arc ridiculous in the extreme. The fact is the fanners have allowed the rook pest to get out of hand. For years their complaints have been ignored, and side-tracked. Now the rooks like the rabbits are a menace to the district. Ono effects the sheepfarmer, the agriculturist. Had the fanners banded together years ago, taken the law into their own ha mis, and wiped out that pestilent rookery at Fernhill, the rooks would now be in a minority and easily controlled. The farmers should unite in attacking the rookery, that is tho real remedy.—l am, etc., CHOKE-BORE. Hastings, Jan. •'>, 1983.