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N. G. BUNNELL, Vosburg, Wyoming County: 



A few years ago had some chickens killed and supposed it 

 was a Skunk; set trap by coop; next morning trap was gone; 

 began looking for it and soon saw the dog was interested in 

 it; we followed some twenty i-ods and found Mr. Coon had 

 caught the trap in the fence. Think he must have killed 

 twenty-five chickens in two nights. Think them worse than 

 Foxes. 



ABRAHAM NEVELING, Coalport, Clearfield County: 



Have knowledge of their destroying fish, but cannot give 

 their methods of capturing, with" the exception of the Rac- 

 coon which captures the fish with its paws, same as a person 

 would use his hands. 



\V. B. K. JOHNSON, Allentown, Lehigh County: 



Squirrels and Raccoons did so much damage to my father's 

 corn that we had to watch the Squirrels by day and the Rac- 

 coons by night. 



ItEO. FRANC, Ariel, Wayne County: 

 'Coons are plenty and destructive to corn and fowls. 



DR. L. W. SCHNATTERLY, Freeport, Armstrong County: 



I have witnessed both Raccoon and Muskrats catching fish, 

 but they can only do so in very shallow water where the fish 

 are penned up. The Raccoon catches them in his claws while 

 the Muskrat dives and catches them in his tooth. 



F. WAGGENSELLER, M. D., Selinsgrove, Snyder County: 



The only mammals that destroy corn to any extent are Musk- 

 rats, Raccoons, Rabbits and Squirrels. Squirrels destroy eggs 

 and young birds. 



S. S. THOMAS, Lynn, Susquehanna County: 



Raccoons in former years have done as much damage in 

 corn fields as pigs would. 



THOMAS B. DARLINGTON, West Chester, Chester County: 



The Raccoon is not very plentiful in this section of the 

 county; he likes chickens and sometimes makes a raid, but it 



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