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WILLJAM CROSBY, Leechburg: 

 Red or pine squirrels and weasel. 



DR. L. W. SCHNATTERL.Y, Freeport: 



I know personally of foxes, minks and weasels destroying: 

 our game birds and game, and the polecat and ground hog 

 destroying the eggs and nests of pheasants and quail. 



DR. C. JESSUP, Kittanning: 



Hawks are the most destructive on poultry, pheasants and 

 quail, killing many; have caught them in the act. Foxes are 

 also very destructive. 



W. K. COLBER, Leechburg: 



I have personally known of instances where the chicken 

 hawk, bird hawk, hoot owl, weasel, mink, skunk and fox have 

 destroyed poultrj', game and song birds. The skunk destroys 

 the eggs of pheasants and quail. 



ALLEGHENY COUNTY. 



JESSE B. JONES, Pittsburg: 



Poxes are destructive to poultry and game. I know of two 

 men who trapped from 25 to 30 foxes each year. They got 

 76 cents bounty and from 75 cents to $1.00 for the hide. They 

 went to considerable trouble and baited the traps with a whole 

 chicken. After the bounty was taken off they stopped trapping. 



D. P. CORWIN, Pittsburg: 

 Snakes destroy a great many birds which nest on the ground. 



GU STAVE A. LINK, Pittsburg: 



I have only seen the hawk destroy Song Sparrow and Wood 

 Thrush. 



J. W. HAGUE, Pittsburg: 



Hawks killing song and game birds, owls with rabbits, .-unl 

 have known weasels to kill chickens. 



BUCKS COUNTY. 



SETH WALTON, New Hope: 



Hawks, weasels and minks destroy many chickens and 

 pigeons. 



H. H. RANATT, Pipersville: 



Have seen crows take my chickens and minks catch my 

 ducks. 



A. J. SNYDER, Plumsteadville: 



Have seen poultry taken by large and small or pigeon hawk; 

 also saw hawk catch quail. 



HARRY S. WALTON, HartsviUe: 



Poultry is largely destroyed by hawks and orows, and they 

 (ieetrov many small wild birds. 



