birds did not froqent it roglArly for roosting or feeding pmroses. They 
did, tha, pass throuegh the patch to reach other patchs. The fod beme 
e*.austed on or about October 21 (Pig- 3). 
g~q~a  111l.The Oomo Millet reaced a height of 31 inches, but there 
ws not much 4straw', * conseRtly very little cover. It sate redearly# 
Septenber 3 (Jig. 3)# s time when there was plenty of other food xrailable

so it is dobtful if the birds use4 it for a steady diet. 1he usip' ra the

seme as the Lopdsxag so it isn eedless to rmrk farther. 
Ghe 111.            German Millet presented a very p*ealiar eas    there
mes a 
very thick and high (36') growth of plants and a very abunanat orop of grain,

yet the birds visited this path the l eat of an. The sattering          
     on 
or about October 10, but was nt at w     time seore, the majority of rain

(60 per cent of the head) rotminig even after the wet, heavy snowi of December
2 
had ldge4 it. Not util Jawary 20 wre there positive sigs of it bein ta 
but that was the only time, we in the prosamam of a food shortage. It vas
a 
pheasant Aih left the evidene of tracks and one partially eaten bead of grain.

Snow did not oopete     bury this patch. St claimed about 30 per cent of
the 
grain. 
Hog. arly XI tum Mijets. The Hog Millet and Barly Portae Millet *an be 
dealt with together. The growth va*spase, produing poor coer, and the 
shattering omeed about Apst 17 an       T repetively, learing wry little

foodwhen the neessity of gr-An areso. 
So            The San Grano proved a fairly pood patc. te plants rose to
a 
height of 66 inches and when it lodged the stalks bout at a distance of w

15 inches from the ground, Wims producing good cover. One day about 4 p~m.
a 
covey of 11 qtaail vas obs~red going to roost in this patch, There vore 410