From tLle N. E. Farmer.
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 Thpse are to the farmer and gardener of great value. They were designed by the Creator to check the too great increase of in sects and no farmer ought to suffer them to be wantonly destroyed on his premises. The number of insects destroyed by the robbin. swallow. sparrow, mockbird, and other small birds, is astonishing. One little family will destroy several hundreds of insects in a day. Some time since. pair of these small birds built nest on lilac, which grew close t" my window. This little society was closely observed. When they had gained sufficient strength, both parents were mutually and in cessantly, employed in collecting small in- sects from every quarter: and on moderate calculation, 70 the number of seven hundred day.

 One great cause of the increase of SO many insects, SD destructive to vegetation,is the de- crease of those little friends of the agricutu- rists. Should few of them inhocenty tres pass on the property of farmer, to the a. mount of a few cents, let him remember that he is greatly indebted to them for services rendered; and not wage war ofextermina- ton.

 They are not merely useful. in destroying insects-for they call the farmer and the gar dener to their business-cause the groves to resound wlth music. and usher in the morn ing with melodious praises. .. . " ... R.. GREENE.

 M~c,R,l2 March or 12QA