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J. M. BIDDLE, Saegerstown: 



To no groat amount; think they do as much good as har; 

 in catching mice and grasshoppers. 



W. H. SEWARD, Rundells: 



No. 

 A. A. GALLUP, Dicksonburg: 



No. 



GEORGE T. WRIGHT, Meadville: 



Have never known a crow to molest poultry. Formerly 

 they were considered pests, but they have ceased to trouble 

 poultry raisers in this immediate vicinity. 



GEORGE SPITLER, Mosiertown: 

 Not much, only on small birds. 



COLUMBIA COUNTY. 



PROF. J. P. WELSH, Bloomsburg: 



Not serious. They do steal some eggs and chicks; have no- 

 ticed they are very likely to steal turkey eggs, as turkeys nest 

 away from buildings. 



HON. EDWARD M. TEWKSBURY, Catawissa: 



Not very much; some crows do, however, destroy many of 

 the nests of robins, orioles, etc. Let every man be a "law uiito 

 himself" as far as crows. Outlaw the hawks, etc., and let a 

 bounty be put on their heads: hawks never die, but like WHU- 

 lams' cat, "must be shot." Hawks do not propagate rapidly, 

 hence killing a few ends the chapter. 



DR. McCREA, Berwick; 

 To some extent, but not seriously. 



CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 



HENRY S. RUPP, Shiremanstown: 

 No, crows do little damage to anything. 



DAUPHIN COUNTY. 



E. C. BRINZER, Middletown; 

 They catch young poultry when they get an opportunity. 



ERIE COUNTY. 



O. D. VAN CAMP, Girard: 



They do but little damage in or about towns, but in the 

 country I have known them to destroy many eggs and chickens 



ROBERT DILL, North East: 

 No; T think crows do more good than harm. 



