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youngr. or rabbits or their nest of young. We sometimes offer 

 a local bounty to the boys — to the one produi'ing the most 

 scalps — and always see beneficial results in Quail and Pheas- 

 ant increasing, as well as Rabbits thereafter. 



CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 



JACOB MEIXEL, Boiling Springs: 



Skunks are injurious; they destroy young chickens and leave 

 a disagreeable odor. I have known Skunks, Opossums, Wea- 

 sels and Mink to kill much poultry and game; they generally 

 destroy all that are at one place. 



FAYETTE COUNTY. 



N. W. MILLER, Uniontown: 



Skunks are valuable; they exterminate field mice and rats. 

 Some of our farmers have forbidden the trapping of Skunks on 

 their farms, because they keep their meadows free from rats 

 and mice. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



HON. A. NEVIN POMEROY, Chambersburg: 

 Skunks are injurious; destroy poultry. 



GREENE COUNTY. 



B. F. HERRINGTON, Waynesburg: 

 Skunks beneficial; they destroy a great many meadow mice. 



HUNTINGDON COUNTY. 



GEO. S. APPLEIBY, Decorum: 

 Skunks injurious; they destroy poultry. 



INDIANA COUNTY. 



WM. D. ROMBAOH, Saltsburg: 



Skunks are very injurious to all game, while they destroy 

 many moles and mice; their pelt is big premium to kill them". 



L. C. OBERLIN, Smicksburg: 

 Last winter 1 bflieve 1 haiuiU'd ovi-r 1,(mmi Skunk skins besides 



