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Show SHEEPMAN FIGHTS' MOVE TO SAVE COYOTES ! Attacks Theory of Professor That Animals Are Benefit Bene-fit to Farmers j . j MARY8VII.uk. Cal.. Keb. 4. A-sertlni; A-sertlni; that Dr. Grinnell of the t'nl- j versity of California evidently obtained ob-tained his knowledge of predatory animal., from a study of Aesop and Krnent Thompson Melon's animal romance.", ro-mance.", and further denounelnjt the university professor as a "closet naturalist." nat-uralist." whose only knowledge of coyotes came from a study of those in captivity In Colden Gate park, Andrew An-drew Hobsun. prominent Yuba county sheepman, has started a campaign amonit C'allfi'rnia sheepmen to counteract coun-teract the activities of lr. Grinnell. who is oppolnK the campaign of the United States biological survey aarainst predatory anim.ils of the state, having taken the matter up with Vnihington headquarters, contending con-tending that the coyote is more of a benefit to farmers than a menace, as it destroy numbers f ground squirrels. The matter was brought to Rob-son's Rob-son's attention through a letter from. Charles G, l'oole. predatory animal Inspector In-spector of the 1'nited States biological survey, stationed In Sacramento, who commended the campaign against the sheep killing coyotes now being car- ried on In Vuha county by a professions! profes-sions! "wolfer." Hobson declared the loss to Tuba county sheepmen wonM nmjunt to between 130.000 and H 00o a year through lambs being klllei ty coyotes, while turkey, h.tg and poultry raisers could show almost an equal loss from predatory animals. Kohson has requested each county association of sheepmen to wire to Washington to counteract the effect of the university professor's campaign cam-paign against the war on predatory animals. . |