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the cap sheaf had been pulled off and many shocks were much flattened. Straw was pulled out and trampled down all around the shocks.

Practically all grain exposed in the outside by the shocks was gone. 

I should say that this damage was to be charged equally to blackbirds & ducks. About nearly every shocks were quarts of rice hulls and things like that of blackbirds was mixed all through this.

Mr. McMillan said that birds began working here the middle of November and had been at it ever since.

1/4 to 1/3 crop gone possibly more

Ducks came in about 10 days ago & with blackbirds darkened the shocks. Men placed in fields to shoot. 12 men here last Sunday & since ducks have not bothered.

Frenchman mention some trouble

others not

dogs & lanterns