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W. J. STTJL.L, Coalport, ClearHera County: 



We have both Red and Gray Foxes; the Gray are very 

 rare, the Red more common and destructive to poultry and 

 game. I consider Foxes detrimental to the farmer. 



JOHN KELLOW, Carley Brook, Wayne County: 



The times are so numerous where I have personally suffered 

 from the depredations of the Red Fox that I cannot detail them. 

 Every year we lose from five to twenty Turkeys by them. Three 

 years ago I lost eleven out of a flock of twenty Turkeys, and in 

 the daytime while the workmen in a neighboring hay field were 

 looking on. The Turkeys were catching grasshoppers in a pas- 

 ture lot adjoining the hayfield, but at some distance from the 

 men; there was a woods close to the pasture, and when the 

 Foxes attacked them they flew in every direction. It was near 

 evening. As soon as the workmen told us we went for them and 

 recovered four or flve before dark; the next morning we found 

 four or five in the trees; in all we got nine out of twenty. 

 Sometimes the Foxes will find a hen Turkey sittting on a nest 

 of eggs, when they take both Turkey and eggs. I could tell 

 of scores of their depredations. It would take a ream of paper 

 to detail all of the mischief of the red devils. 



JEREMIAH PHILLIPS, Garrett, Somerset County: 



Three years ago, right in our neighborhood, there were about 

 100 young Foxes caught for premiums, and if they had made 

 their escape the farmers could not have raised any Lambs or 

 poultry. One spring there was a den of a Fox close by my fath- 

 er's, and he caught about sixty Turkeys and probably twice 

 as many Chickens in the neighborhood. One Sunday we heard 

 a racket among our hens. 'My father walked out to see what 

 was v;rong, and there was a Fox going for them. He went 

 back to the house, got his rifle and shot him; he had killed 

 eight chickens. I could name several cases like this. I have 

 on several occasions found dens which were well filled with the 

 remains of poultry, Pheasants, small song birds and Lambs. 



SAMUEL BOTHELL, Shelocta, Indiana County: 



Both species occur here; about eight Red to one Gray. They 

 both are very detrimental; they thin out Rabbits as nothing 

 but a very hard winter will do. 



Have personal knowledge of Foxes carrying off young Lambs, 

 A few years ago I lost eight; they take them any age under 



