An opossum was sees by Charles Blak oa March 17. 
Howard You   have an     d the s  ach   onsat of 16 pheasants kine 
last fall an the Rile preserve. Mot of these bir.s were take #szta. 
November and Dceber, 
Corn was fouz  In 12  n comprised 55 per cent of the food. 
Soybeans were found ia 21 an  cowprisM 21 per cat of the food. 
Suartweed was fou. in 11 and eompris.4 4 per ceut of the food. 
Wild grape was found in -. 
Bidens (Spaish needle, *pitchfoks") appearei in 4. 
Oant rg-weed was fouM in 3; lesser rape.4 in a. 
Grasshoppers ware foun ia 3. 
Oats in 2,   gewoo  in 2, holly in 1, cherr pits is 1, 
th*rapple In 1, grit in all. 
Five other birs kill*& outside during the roglar October semn 
oataiAed about the same foods, bat there    re more grapes, fetail 
seeds, wA grasshoppers. vident y these Items taper off as the winter 
eo3*8 oR. 
For the poeaea. Riley Gum Cooperative 
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