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D. F. LEWIS, Gillett: 



Mink destroy quail. I have caught the fox with pheasant and 

 rabbit, the weasel with rabbit and the owl with rabbit. 



J. H. HAMAKER, Editor Daily and Weekly News, Athens: 



Have seen foxes' tracks in the snow, in two instances, where 

 they led to the remains of ruffed grouse. 



GEORGE C. CORNELL,, Col., Cross Roads: 



Have seen poultry destroyed by hawks and skunks; birds by 

 hawks and crows, and ground birds by skunks and snakes. 



J. BENSON WRIGHT, East Canton: 



I, on one occasion, followed a wildcat who dug up and ate 

 two whole rabbits, rabbits that he evidently had killed and 

 buried some time before. 



S. W. CLARK, LeRoy: 



Have seen hawks catching chickens, catbirds, robbing birds' 

 nests and weasel killing rabbits. 



N. A. WELLS, Wyalusing: 



From tracks in the snow I have seen where foxes had 

 pounced on rabbits and on grouse; have also seen hawks eat 

 grouse. 



THEO. PIERCE, Canton: 

 I have seen where foxes have eaten pheasants or grouse. 



BUTLER COUNTY. 



W. WATSON, Sarversville: 

 Foxes have made depredations on poultry. 



C. B. McFARLAN, Argentine: 



Have seen crows robbing the nests of song birds and quail; 

 have known them to rob nest with eighteen egg.s in it. 



L. A. SCOTT, Sarversville: 



Hawks kill large amount of quail; the mink ami other an- 

 imals kill rabbits^ 



J. C. SNYDER, West Liberty: 



I have seen the fox kill poultry many times and carry th" 

 same away. Weasels will kill a whole nest of young birds. 



F. D. COLBERT and Others, Butler: 



The chicken hawk has been the greatest destroyei- in my 

 observation. Have frequently seen them catch quail and song 

 birds. 



ROBERT McBRIDE, McCandless: 



The chicken hawk is the worst enemy we have to our |>oiil- 

 try and song birds. I have also seen the Sparrow Hawk take 

 a small bird on the wing. 



