Show Farmers Need Predator Control Utah Idaho Farmers Union President Roy Holman this week called on the House AgriculturE Agri Agri- culture Committee In Washington Washing Washing- ton to help reinstate the use of chemicals to control predatory animals In testimony submitted to committee chairman Rep Bob Poage D Holman said The Presidents President's executive or order order order or- or der banning the use of chemical chemical chemical chemi chemi- cal toxicants has put farmers and ranchers In an untenable economic predicament The sheep Industry he said accounts for a significant significant cant part of the Income to producers producers producers pro pro- in Utah and Idaho Until Until Un Un- til tn non-lethal non methods of controlling controlling controlling con con- trolling the coyote are develop develop- ed through research It Is es essential essential essential es- es that such chemical toe toe- cants such as 8 10 and M 44 be available to producers We fully tully appreciate the need for the proper use of these chemicals However it is our belief that t If toxicant chemicals chemicals chemicals chemi chemi- cals can be used effectively vely and safely in the cities It can also be used safely and with the desired effect to control the rapidly growing coyote population population population tion in sheep country Holman pointed out that even with the past use of toxicant chemicals the coyote Is not a vanishing species It Is Increasing both in numbers and the area it covers It has ac accomplished accomplished accomplished ac- ac this despite mans man's efforts to control It A reduction reduction reduction tion in control efforts now could increase the predatory problem to the point where many farmers and ranchers will be driven out of the sheep Industry he said |