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PRANK E. HESTON, Rushland: 

 The chicken hawk commris great depredations. 



THOMAS SCOTT, Bristol: 



Some Italians of this county are given credit for shooting 

 warblers, robins, catbirds, or anything that will go in a pot. 



ARTHUR CHAPMAN, Doylestown: 



Instances are so numerous of such depredations that there 

 is not room to particularize. 



LEWIS H. CLEMENS, Doylestown: 



The worst enemy the song bird has is the crow, who eats 

 the eggs and the small birds when hatched; will destroy a 

 whole nest. I have opened young crows and found the stom- 

 achs contained the feet of small birds, especially robins. 



A. S. WEAVER, Hartsville: 



Foxes and hawks commit numberless depredations on poul- 

 try and wild birds. 



BRADFORD COUNTY. 



CHARLES B. TAYLOR, Alba: 

 Skunks, weasels, minks. 



J. F. AMMERMAN, Saco: 



In this section the hen hawk destroys a large amount of 

 poultry. 



ASYLUM GRANGE, Duvall: 



Have noticed instances where grouse and quail have been 

 killed by foxes and owls. Domestic fowls are also often killed 

 by these and other wild animals. 



A. J. STACY, Leona: 



The chicken hawk and crow steal young chickens, and rob the 

 nests of birds soon after they hatch. 



W. F. DITTRICH, Towanda: 



Have seen hawks,, skunks and the house cat destroy poultry, 

 birds, etc. 



W. W. McCAIN, Stevensville: 



The occurrences are too frequent to admit of details. I have 

 personal knowledge of many hawks, owls, skunks, weasels, 

 minks, foxes, 'coons all do their share. 



JAMES A. HAWTHORNE, Windfall: 



Have known the hawk, mink and weasel to destroy poultry, 

 etc. 



C. B. WHIPPLE, LeRoy: 



1 have seen where foxes, weasels, minks, hawks and owls 

 have caught poultry, pheasants and weasels. 



