Show TROUBLES OF STOCKMEN within the national forests of district 4 embracing utah nevada southern idaho and southwestern wyoming a large majority of all the livestock raised in this territory is grazed during I 1 the summer season during the season of 1915 on 1 the ranges of these forests sheep cattle and 14 horses were killed by predatory animals among which the coyote is the chief offender late last season the U S biological survey in cooperation with the forest service inaugurated a vigorous campaign of extermination against the coyote and his hia workers coworkers co within and adjacent to the forests the regular force of forest rangers who are able to devote a little time to predatory animal extermination in connection with their other duties report a total of 1168 killed hilled during 1915 this number while not large means a considerable sid erable saving to the stockmen stoc kmen grazing their herds on the forest ranges poisonous plants killed sheep 2250 cattle and 11 horses on the forest during the past year disease has a toll of sheep cattle and 96 horses summarized the known losses of livestock on the forests during 1915 from the three listed causes amounted to sheep cattle and horses having a total value of on an approximate estimate one half of the total number of sheep lost from the various causes was reported from the forests in the state of utah every possible effort is being made to td decrease these annual losses which although very small in proportion to the total numbers grazed still constitute a considerable item with the several states the forest service biological survey other F federal bureaus and various stock mens organizations uniting ng this year to take vigorous steps step s against the predatory animal the losses next season from this cause are cureto sure to be much pm smaller aller |