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Show COYOTE PROOF FENCE. i I - ; . T Fencing the range to protect shccf from the attacks of predatory animals has met with excellent results in the AVallowa National Forest, Oregon " & The problem was to. find a strong fence that would ?makc the sheep sc- tiur-e, even without the care of a hcr- deV. ft i . The chosen fence, Which is built of & woven wire with barbed wire on the top, has kept out all the minor animals, ani-mals, such as wild cats, lynxes and coyotes, but has not withstood the attacks of the grizzlies, which arc apparently ap-parently able to pass through it with little trouble. Sheep numbering 2200 head were placed in the enclosure with their Jambs upon June 20th and have been allowed to graze at their free will with no attention whatever from any herder. They have done splendidly and as far as the observation of those in charge of the experiment goes, a given area grazed by sheep under such conditions will carry more sheep per acre than one graze'd under the charge of a herder. Tracks along the fence show that predatory animals .come to the fence constantly and follow it around but, with the exception of the bears, do not seem able to enter. The hunter employed by the Service Ser-vice for hunting predatory animals in the vicinity of this fenced enclosure has killed" no less than six large grizzlies griz-zlies this season, besides numerous other animals pi the predatory class. The results of this experiment are so satisfactory thus far that private individuals are profiting by it. Mr. J. W. Emmons of Troy, Oregon, has a large area of private land fenced with a special wire fence in which he ha, this season lambed a herd, of 670 owes without a herder's care and with very little attention and great success, Mr Emmons is extending his fence, jor he finds that it pays. Careful record will be kept of 'the weights of lambs raised inside this fence with a view of comparing them with 'the same grade of lambs raised outside the fence on the same class Ot range, so that any gains or losses W weight and growth may be deter-mtntd. |