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JAMES BILLINGER. Parkers Landing; 



Have seen where many rabbits have been killed by uwls 

 and hawks. Have known opossums to catch and kill full- 

 grrown pheasants, etc. 



J. W. EICHHOLTZ, Gettysburg: 



Have seen hawks commit considerable dt-predatiuns in the 

 poultry yard, catch quail and other birds. 



S. McECHOLTZ, Arendtsville: 



Have seen depredations among poultry, game and song 

 birds, from fox, mink, wvasel. hau^ and the owl. 



E. MORRIS BUSHMAN, Gettysburg: 



Have seen crows sucking- pheasants' and quails' eggs, weasels 

 killing rabbits and Cooper's Hawk eating poultry. 



J. M. KESSELRING, Biglersville: 



Hawks and crows are very hard on young chicks; have lit'leii 

 seen them catch them; also birds, and have seen them rob the 

 nest of eggs. 



Z. TIPTON, Biglersville: 



Depredations of an extensive kind are committed upon poul- 

 try, game and song birds by the wildcat, fox, mink, weasel, 

 hawk, owl, skunk and crow. 



H. F. YOUNG, Gettysburg: 



Hawks, owls, minks, weasels and skunks are a menace to our 

 poultry, game and song birds. 



JAMES LAURER, Cashtown: 



Have seen^ poultry, pheasants and rabbits destroyed by 

 foxes, hawks and owls. 



J. CALVIN THOMAS, Arendtsville: 



Many such depredations to poultry and game have been 

 brought to my observation, but space will not permit me to 

 narrate theii. 



C. A. REBERT, Cashtown: 

 Deer by dogs. 



JOHN R. BITTINGER, Hanover: 



All along the mountain regions generally these animals com- 

 niit considerable depi-edations upon poultry and game. 



L. H. MEALS. Gettysburg: 



I have known a weasel tu kill whole nests of rabbits in uii^- 

 night or day, also kill the old ones. Have shot hawks in the 

 act of catching quail, larks and chickens. 



AKMSTROXG COUNTY. 



J. L. HELD. Neale: 



.Minks, \vHas.-ls. skunks, foxes, crows and othtrs. 



