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ity. The average bear, however, attends strictly 

 to his own business, and keeps away from the 

 white man as though the latter were a bill col- 

 lector. 



Bears are often mischievous, and sometimes a 

 sheepherder will return to his camp to find his 

 light house-keeping outfit slightly mussed up and 

 worse from wear after the visit of a prowling 

 bear. The bacon and sugar will be among the 

 things missing, and much profanity will be in- 

 dulged in by the outraged herders. 



Bears are not predatory animals and should 

 not be classed as such. 



5. Prairie Dog. 



This pest merely destroys the range. It has 

 been estimated thirty-two of these busy little 

 animals will eat as much grass as one sheep and 

 as a single village contains thousands of these 

 rodents, it can readily be seen how destructive 

 they really are. 



They are combatted with poisoned grain, and 

 in the early spring, when the grass is scarce, 

 this method kills them by the thousand. 



