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three weeks. Crows will kill very young Lambs by picking their 

 eyes out. 



I have personal knowledge of most all domesticated fowls 

 being killed, ca,rried off and injured by Foxes, Minks and 

 Hawks. Last summer a Fox reared its young within half a 

 mile of our poultry yard, and they carried off for us from 

 twelve to thirty full grown Chickens during the daytime. We 

 saw them several times. A few years ago we lost seventeen 

 half-grown Chickens in one night, presumably by a Mink— any- 

 way by a blood sucking animal. I have often noticed Crows de- 

 stroying young birds, their eggs and the eggs of fowls. 



A. C. SISSON, La Plume, Lackawanna County: 



Foxes, both Red and Gray are found here; Red the most 

 common and destructive to poultry and game; they are no 

 benefit to the farmer, but detrimental. Foxes occasionally take 

 young Lambs. 



JAMES THOMAS, Curwensville, Clearfield County: 



Foxes, both Red and Gray are very destructive and very 

 plentiful, destroying poultry and game; also carry away young 

 Lambs, and are highly detrimental to the farmer. 



HARRY WILSON, Gum Tree, Chester County: 



I have never seen any but the Red Fox in Chester county. I 

 have seen this Fox catch grown hens in daytime. I once saw 

 a Fox catch a hen which owing to her weight he was unable 

 to carry; the Fox after dragging it a short distance took the 

 hen by the head, threw it across his body over the shoulders 

 and ran with its head to one side. It is generally believed that 

 Foxes live in holes, but I have more than once come upon them 

 in daytime sleeping curled up dog fashion in fence corners; so 

 I believe except as a refuge, and during breeding season, and 

 while the litter is yet young. Foxes do not live in holes. I do 

 not believe that Foxes are more detrimental to farmers than 

 beneficial. They destroy a vast amount of Field Mice. I have 

 never had a Fox visit my hen roost or poultry yard except when 

 they had a litter. I have on two occasions seen a Fox chase 

 sheep, but in both cases as the sheep ran to buildings, the Fox 

 gave up the chase, I once dug out a litter of young Foxes for 

 the Fox bounty; there were five in the hole. I found along the 

 passage way leading to main burrow two pockets or recesses. 

 In the side of the hole; both, like the nest, were lined with dried 



