CHAPTER IX. 



TIIK DKSTUrCTlOX OF NOXIOIS ANIMALS. 



Tliis .liaplrr c.uiiains scv.M-al ikiikts whirli deal 

 Willi a mmilH-i of snhj.'cis of cspcrial iiit.Tcsl. Tlif 

 Uv.milv K'i'i-oids oiM.ii h.iv, althciiiiih uiifoil iiiiatcl.v 

 urA i-(iiu|ili'lc, art- withoiil lioulit iikiio acriirali' lliaii 

 auv wliiili liavo boon jiriiited or ever c-an be iniblished 

 in oomu'i-tioii with the notorious bounty act of 1SS5. 

 'Hiis statement is made because in a nnniber of eoun 

 ties tlie records were destroyed after tlie data j;iven 

 in this chapter were compiled. 



'rhe seal]) act of 1S!)7, which aUows premiuins for 

 Wildcats. Foxes and Minks, is given in full. The an 

 thor of this Jfeasure. Representative G. W. CamplH^ll. 

 of Fayette county, ]>irpared it with particular care, 

 and persons wlvo may attempt to practice fraud under 

 it will likely get into a great deal of trouble. 



Sonii of (he best mctluxls known to (rappers and 

 hunters, of cajituring and destroying wild animals 

 which coumiK so much damage in (he potiKry yard, 

 and to game aiul song birds, are ipiite fully explained. 



The .secdoii devoted to Heads is one which, with the 

 oai-efnlly jirepared illustrations made from specimens 

 on \\hich bounties were paid, shows clearly the .great 

 necessity of having some public document that will 

 enable ofVicials and scalji huTiters to recognize one ani- 

 mal from another. It i< ridiculous, to say the least. 

 ihai the jaxjiaycrs of an,\ county in this (Common 



