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[[possible date, unreadable]] ✔️ J. F. Wilson ✔️ Harfts Bros [[line]] Citrus [[?Houen]] Childs field eaten by ducks. Ed Tuner Go through Markham Eulands - Blue Creek Canal Co [[blank space]] ✔️ Mr, [[?Hardy or Harty]] - Bay City ✔️ " S. Foster - " " ✔️ M. G. Marshall ✔️ W. H. Ramsay - [[? ? ? ?]] V. L. [[?Letulle]]- - Bay City - Hardware Co Mr. [[?Hount]], Bay City Heubner 3 ^[[miles]] out Geo. " Taylor " [[page end]] [[page start]] M. G. Marshall - S.R.G.A. brown spots in rice hulls due to sweat in "picky" wheat [[?]] is [[?]] to birds Rice birds - Redwings are worst damage to rice. Ducks do damage. Stacking rice may burn it if weather is wet. Mr. Harty - B. S. 1/5 crops. Mr. J. F. Foster damage by Jackdaws pulling sprouting grain in Spring. Not much trouble [[?June]] thru later on in season. Also damage corn. Redwings begin to damage crops in fall as soon as rice goes into [[?milk]] about first of August damage continues on through fall until grain is finally thrashed. Birds come in [[?hordes]]. Mr. Foster had 76 acres this past fall, hired man to shoot birds out of it, and expended about $50 for ammunition. Damage by ducks in some years. Poisoning tried sometimes with success sometimes without. Mr. W. H. Ramsay - large rice grower. Claims damage by Jackdaws, Blackbirds and Ricebirds. Birds do some harm by picking up grains at planting. Blackbirds & Ricebirds begin to gather in when rice is in and damage by their [[?]] until grain is finally thrashed and stored away. Estimate loss from blackbirds at 1 bag in 5 [[?with ?800 acres]] with average yield of [[?]] bags 185 to 190 lbs to bags, 54 lbs to bushel. Former years 4000 to 6000 acres of rice [[page end]]
Transcription Notes:
mandc: "Milk" or milky is one of the ripening stages of the rice plant: Ripening follows fertilization and can be subdivided into milky, dough, yellow, ripe, and maturity stages. These terms are primarily based on the texture and color of the growing grains.