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ords" are published. While some ot them, are per 

 haps, not eutirely accurate they iievertheless show- 

 plainly that large numbers of poultry and game con- 

 suming aninuds are present in nearly every section o^f 

 the State. 



From a few reports, received from several reliable 

 sources, and which luckily were not destroyed by the 

 flames, extracts as ftillows are made: In the populous 

 and rich agricultural county of York. Mr. J. G. Patter- 

 son, of vStewartstown, says: 



"The fur — chiefly Muskiat?, Skunks. Opossums, Raccoons, 

 Minks and Foxes — obtained in 1895, sold for about $20,fX)0." 



Hon. Jas. G. Mitchell, at Hamilton, Pa., a gentleman 

 who is esteemed by all who are acquainted with his 

 legislative career, to be one of the most loyal advocates 

 the farmers and laboring classes ever sent to the Penn- 

 sylvania Senate, writes that: 



"From the township of Perry, where I reside, there was, in 

 the winter of 1895 and '96, at least $1,000 worth of fur shipped 

 to New York. These raw furs, many of which I purchased, con- 

 sisted chiefly of Skunks, Muskrats, Minks and Foxes. A good 

 many Opossums and some Wildcats are taken in our county. 

 I consider $12,000 a very conservative estimate to place on the 

 fur-bearing: animals annually taken in Jefferson county." 



THE WORK OF TWO TRAPPERS. 



Tn the county of Huntingdon, so ably represented in 

 our Legislative halls for many years, by Hon. P. M. 

 Lytle, who has won distinction for his rare oratorical 

 ability and persistent advocacy of all matters which 

 would benefit farmers and the workingman. there re- 

 sides an individual named John P. Swope, whO' has 

 won great local prominence because of his thorough 

 knowledge of the habits of undomeslicatiHl mammals. 



