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AUGUSTUS BROSIUS. Avundale: 

 Only occasionally does damage of this kind occur. 



E. INGRAM, West Chester: 



Sometimes a pair of crows having a nest near are trouble- 

 some to young- chickens, but they readily fall a victim to a 

 poisoned egg. 



WILLIAM H. SHARPLESS, West Chester: 

 They do not. 



R. F. COCHRAN. Cochranville: 

 Yes. 



J. HIBBERD BARTRAM, Milltown: 



They^do considerable damage, particularly in catching young 

 poultry; have lost several this spring, but have shot some of 

 the crows. 



S. E. PASCHALL. West Chester: 

 No; some complaints, but not many. 



ADDISON L. JONES, Principal West Chester High School: 

 No. 



I. FRANK CHANDLER, Toughkenamon: 



They take eggs when laid from the buildings ami <b'sli<iy 

 young poultry. 



FRANK L. BURNS, Berwyn: 



Not when properly looked after; when nesting in the open 

 or wandering w'lh small young in or near woods, it is a com- 

 mon occurrence to lose eggs and young frequently, but it is 

 not always traceable to crows. 



THOMAS SHARPLESS. West Chester: 



Crows seldom molest my poultry, but are quite destructive 

 to our native song birds by stealing the eggs from the nests. 



DR. JOHN R. EVERHART, West Chester: 



Have known crows to cajtch small chickens; also to take the 

 eggs of other birds. 



H. F. LEISTER, Superintendent of Schools. Phoenixville; 

 Yes. 



CLINTON COUNTY. 



W. A .SNYDER. Salona: 

 Rarely. 



B. F. FLETCHER. IjOqU. Haven: 



No; they do not come into town, imt in the country the\- 

 steal eggs when possible. 



