00000nam#a2200000u##4500 161012k1918uuuuxx#||||g######00||0|eng|| Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978 Western United States, 1918 : Correspondence, field reports, and reference materials (1 of 2) Western United States, 1918 : Correspondence, field reports, and reference materials 1918 eng Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu. This is the first of two folders that document Alexander Wetmore's collecting and observations of the western United States, 1918 while working for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Materials include telegrams, news clippings, political cartoons, licenses, correspondence, reports, reference materials, and receipts. Documents relate to continued investigations to control crop damage from birds, specifically ducks damaging rice crops. Materials documents public opinion about use of explosives by farmers, and growing sense of urgency to find a solution during the last two weeks of August (harvest time). Includes license and instructions for use of "Duck bomb." Correspondence discusses communications with California Board of Fish and Game and with the officials of the USDA. Includes a report, The birds in the Lake Area in the Chusca Mountains, New Mexico (includes itinerary and annotated list of birds). Areas effected included: California, Washington, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. SIA RU007006 Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated Smithsonian Institution Archives United States Dept. of Agriculture Ornithology Rice Ducks Crop losses California Washington Texas Sacramento Valley San Francisco New Mexico Arizona Chusca Mountains United States Field notes aat Reports aat Correspondence aat clippings (information artifacts) aat