CHAPTER II. 



TESTIMONY FUOM FULLY ONE THOUSAND OB 

 SERVERS. 



Estimates Given by Hundreds of FAnMKita and Poul- 

 riiv RvisEBd Aa ro the Money Ljss Annually In 

 ouuued to the poultby intebesra of pennsylvania 

 Thkough Uepuedations of Pkedatoky Animals. 

 What Several Hundred Sportsmen Say of tuk 

 Poultry-Devouring Birds and Quadrupeds Which 

 They Have Found in Their Rambles Through For- 

 est, Field and Marsh. Numerous Nutes and Opin- 

 ions Oonoerning the Crow mou Farmers and 

 Poulterers. 



This chapter is oue of especial value, as it is made 

 up entirely of obseivations of practical farmers, poul 

 try-raisers, and sportsmen, who, from many years' oh 

 servation, are qualified to speak with accuracy con 

 cerning the good and bad habits of animals which de 

 stroy poultry, game and song birds, or, on the other 

 liand, those which protect the farmers' crops. 



These answers show, most conclusively, that there 

 are certain birds, as well as other animals, which are 

 a source of great loss annually to both agricultural 

 and game interests. It is, however, unfortunate that 

 so small a number of the correspondents, who so kind 

 ly took the trouble to respond to queries sent them 

 by the Game Commission and the Zoologist, mem- 

 tioned by name the hawks and owls, which had been 

 (ib.served committing the numerous arts of violence 

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