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as they appeared above the ground. As many as fifteen or twenty doves were seen at one time in this field.  Mr. Hunter shot two and examined their crops.  One had eaten a large quantity of the soy bean cotyledons.  The other had taken the soy bean cotyledons, a few grains of corn and many weed seeds.  This first planting was almost entirely destroyed and about the twentieth of May the field was replanted.  AS soon as tis second crop germinated the doves came in again but by keeping children at the field it was found possible to drive the [[strikethrough]] m [[/strikethrough]] ^[[birds]] out.  Mr. hunter stated ^[[that]] on Sunday, May 27, he had spent the entire day in guarding this field.  At this time he made complaint to the Department.

On my arrival on June 5, I found that this first field had grown to such an extent that no further damage was threatened.  Examination of plants in a series of rows across the field showed a small number from which the cotyledons were missing.  A second field, a little more than an acre in extent, had been planted above here and in this about 15 per cent of the plants were just sprouting.  The others were large enough to be safe from the attacks of doves.  Examination of this field showed about one plant in 300 or 400 that had lost its cotyledons.  Careful watch was kept upon this field and the adjoining one during the time of my stay but no further damage was observed and apparently doves had ceased to work in these fields.  Only occasionally were doves seen to alight here and the birds were feeding now on other things.