Birds have always been a problem for farmers.  They like to eat the seeds in farmers' fields.  As soon as a farmer plants seeds, the birds arrive for dinner.  Often these birds are crows.

Birds like to eat

Farmers try to get rid of their unwanted vistors by making scarecrows.  A scarecrow is supposed to scare away crows and other birds.  The first scarecrows were made hundreds of years ago.  They were sticks stuck in the grow with big rags tied to the top.  When the wind blew, the rags flapped and frightened the birds.

A scarecrow is supposed to scare away

Farmers try to get rid of their unwanted vistors by making scarecrows.  A scarecrow is supposed to scare away crows and other birds.  The first scarecrows were made hundreds of years ago.  They were sticks stuck in the grow with big rags tied to the top.  When the wind blew, the rags flapped and frightened the birds.

The first scarecrows were made from sticks and

At time went on, farmers began making better scarecrows.  They nailed a second stick across the top of the one in the ground.  Now the scarecrows had arms and could wear old shirts.  When farmers stuffed the shirts with straw, the scarecrows began to look like real people.  Some even had faces.

Later, farmers filled scarecrows with

When farmers began using modern machines, they didn't need scarecrows anymore.  The new farm machines were big and made a lot of noise.  They scared the birds away quite well.

People didn't need scarecrows because they had

In the 1960s people became interested in folk art such as scarecrows.  Suddenly scarecrows were popular again.  People wanted them for their yards and vegetable gardens.  Even people in cities bought scarecrows for their porches.

In the 1960s people thought that scarecrows were

In the 1960s people became interested in folk art such as scarecrows.  Suddenly scarecrows were popular again.  People wanted them for their yards and vegetable gardens.  Even people in cities bought scarecrows for their porches.

People put scarecrows on porches and in

Today some artists make scarecrows to sell.  They use natural materials such as sticks and straw for their bodies.  However, these new scarecrows are often dressed in fancy clothes.  Some wear sunglasses, belts, or scarves.  Some scarecrows may have beads, flowers, ad purses.

Today some artists make scarecrows for

Today some artists make scarecrows to sell.  They use natural materials such as sticks and straw for their bodies.  However, these new scarecrows are often dressed in fancy clothes.  Some wear sunglasses, belts, or scarves.  Some scarecrows may have beads, flowers, and purses.

Scarecrows sometimes have beads, flowers, and