Show TROUBLES OF swithin W athin the national forests of dist no 4 embracing utah nevada athern thern idaho and southwestern oming a large majority of all stock tock raised in this tern terr lory aury is zed during the summer beson the season 1915 on the ages ge s cf ef these forests sheep sh beep 0 cattle and 17 horses were killed predatory animals among anich e coyote is the chief offender te last season the U S bio ical I 1 servey in operation cooperation co with 8 forest ores A 6 service inaugurated a vig us campaign of extermination dinst the coyota clyota and his co work i within aud lid adjacent adia cent to dihe ahe for ais s the regular forab of forest gers who are able io to devote a fitle tle time to predatory animal ex x min atlon in connection with their aher her duties report a total of 1168 lied during 1916 1915 this number aue fille not dot large means a consider le aaning to the tho grazing leir herds on the forest ranges poisonous plants killed bep 2250 cattle and 11 II horses on ie e forests duricr the past year disease sease has a toll of sheep 56 5 cattle and 98 96 horses i summarized the known losses of restock estock on the forests during 1016 1915 om m the three listed causes amount to cattle and 0 horses having a total value of on an approximate eftim e one half of the total number beep lost from the various causes ie reported from the forests in the kte te of utah alry possible effort is being made decrease these annual losses ch h although very small in pro tion on to the total numbers grazed constitute a considerable item with the several states the forest service biological survey other federal bureaus and various organizations uniting this year to take vigorous steps against the predatory animal the losses next season from this caimi are sure to be much smaller |