Nursery Bird Control Through Cover Crops
Each spring most southern nurserymen try to induce birds to eat something besides pine seed. They attain various degrees of success. Most articles dealing with this subject mention noisemakers, unarmed patrols, armed patrols, seedcoatings, etc.; all of these items are expensive, and some are dangerous. Based on our experience, perhaps all one needs to do is to keep a few acres out of seedling production for 2 years, and to plant a cover crop on this site.
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Author(s): R. E. Dorward
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 70 (1965)
