| Show TROUBLES OF THE STOCKMAN within the Natio national lial forests of district 4 embracing utah nevada southern idaho and gouth western wyoming a jarge majority of ot alf all the livestock raised in this territory is grazed during the summer season du during rl g th the 9 season ason 0 f 1915 5 on the ranges of these forests sheep cattle and 14 horses were killed by Tred predatory atory animals among which the coyote Is the chief offender late last season the U S biological survey W with the ahe forest servie service inaugurated i a vigorous campaign of 0 extermination against the coyote and his coworkers within and adjacent to the forests the regular force of forest rangers v aho ho are able to devote a little time to predatory animal extermination extermination in connection with willi their other duties report a total of 1168 killed during 1915 this aliis number while not large means a considerable saying saving to the stoc stockmen kmen grazing their herds on the forest ranges poisonous plants killed sheep 2250 cattle and 11 horses on oil the for ats during the past year disease ila has a i toll ot of sheep 6 55 cattle and ja 96 horses summarized the known losses of livestock on oil the forests during 1915 flom the three listed causes amounted to sheep cattle and horses having a total value of on an approximate estimate one ona halt half of the total number of sheep lost from the various causes was reported from the forests ill u the state of utah every possible effort is being made to decrease these inual losses which altho very small in proportion to the total number grazed still constitute a considerable item with the several states the forest service biological survey other federal bureaus and curious stock mens organizations uniting this year to take vigorous steps against the predatory animal the losses next season from this cause are sure t to 0 be much much sm smaller afler |
