Show TO EXT E hili N A T E HABIB MOTES washington D C aril 2 the appropriation by congress in the urgent deficiency act of tor for the control of 0 rabies among coyotes in the west has enabled the bureau of bio logical survey of the U S depart ment of oe agriculture to put 5 inspectors and ISO hunters in the held field in addition to its is existing organization these men are to serve in oregon nevada california and idaho and along the border in utah in addition to these measures the nevada rabies commission has signified signi fled its intention ol of expending a large sum of 0 money under recommendations made by the biological survey and it is probable that other states slates will do like wise stockmen Stoc kmen and ranch owners are cooperating by furnishing horses and forage free of charge tile the importance of preventing the spread of the disease is fully realized tile the coyote has always been a pest to stockmen stoc kmen but with the advent of rabies it has become a serious danger to 0 o persons as well as to stock in many sections of oregon idaho and california and nevada parents are afraid to send their children to unless they are wall enor ded and there is always danger that domestic dogs will be bitten by the mad animals and spread the disease to the I 1 families of their owners in oregon and nevada over persons lave have received the pasteur treatment for rabies within the past three years and stock interests have suffered severely it ii one teed feed lot in winnemucca nevada a single coyote caused the loss oss of 23 head of three year old beet beef steers although this is regarded as the most serious it is not the first outbreak of rabies among coyotes in the western states in 1911 the disease made its appearance in wallowa gallowa county oregon and spread southward TI tars f is uit estatio n ati li cai continues CE in the spring of 1915 the disease wade trade its first appearance in northern nevada arid and at the present time southwestern idaho northeastern california and approximately the northern halt half of nevada are infested the normal coyote is cunning bu but t cowardly and has a particular aversion to the scent of a human beins being when stricken with rabies however ii ft does not hesitate to snap at everything in reach and to attack men as well as dogs and cattle in ill this condition it does not eat and consequently can not be killed by poisoned baits in controlling the disease the dur eu ot of biological survey purposes first to fo prevent its spread by killing off tile the coyotes along the borders of tile the infested districts after this has been done the infested areas themselves can effectually be rid of the animals and the disease stamped out cut |