Show jack rabbits destroy much valuable forage jack rabb Ts inhabit impractically all or of the land west of the river and are responsible for considerable loss in farm arm crops particularly ticul arly in alfalfa and grain but also in range grasses and fruit during the winter they destroy hay in the stack and in summer consume a large quantity of forage on the range the heaviest damage clamage occurs during periods of extended drought in orchards the rabbits girdle the trees and eat the bark in winter when other food Is scarce operations tor for the control of jack rabbits have been beem carried on by the biological survey ot of the united states department of agriculture cooperatively in 13 states during the past year and have resulted in the protection of larg lara crop areas and livestock Iv estock ranges the development of a profitable market tor for wild rabbit skins has been a part of this program and has given added impetus to cooperative control work more ihan 16 00 00 was received tor for rabbit skins by cooperation last year on the average 18 19 black tailed rabbits will eat 1 ton of dry forage in the course of a year at dry periods they consume much cactus but leave it for more palatable vegetation when when any appears both the antelope ante lopo and the black tailed jack rabbits product several litters each year especially when food Is 13 abundant so that control operations must be regarded as absolutely necessary to successful range management we have on hand in the county office a supply of strychnine may be used tor for poisoning this would be particularly effective just after a heavy snow it if we are to be so 0 o favored this year |