[Division of Ornithology a.nd 
Mammalogy, Circular No. 3.] 
H. 0. Department of Agriculture. 
DIVISION OF ECONOMIC ORNITHOLOGY AND SUMMALOGY. 
CIRCULAR ON THE ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF MAMiVlALS. 
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The Department of Agriculture desires information concerning the 
effects of mammals upon agriculture, and solicits replies to the following 
questions : — 
TO STOCK RAISERS ON THE FRONTIER. 
I. Have you personal knowledge of one or more cases in which cattle, 
horses, sheep, or pigs have been killed or injured by Bears, Wolves, or Pan- 
thers (known in the West as Mountain Lions)? If so, give full particulars. 
TO POULTRY FANCIERS. 
2. Have you personal knowledge of the loss of turkeys, geese, ducks, 
chickens, or doves from the attacks of predatory mammals ? If so, how 
many and what kinds were killed on each occasion? In each case men- 
tion the animal by which you suppose the mischief was done, and your 
reasons for this belief. 
3. What mammals, if any, steal feed put out for poultry? 
TO FARMERS, FRUIT GROWERS, AND GARDENERS. 
4. What mammals, if any, are injurious to grain crops in your neigh- 
borhood? In each case state whether the injury is occasioned directly by 
the consumption or the trampling of the grain, or b}^ tunnels underneath 
the surface. Is the loss thus occasioned of trifling or serious consequence? 
5. What mammals, if any, are injurious to fruit, and what kind or 
kinds of fruit are eaten by each species? Is the loss thus occasioned of 
trifling or serious consequence? 
