Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-10-14

set aside by the forest serv.
Ice for the purpose of hiring
hunters to destroy predatory
animals upon the national
forests in district one. This is an In.
crease of 5000 over the amount which
was appropriated for this purpose last
year
Forest service hunters are usually
assigned to their work early in the
spring since they can do more effec
tive work in destroying predatory an.
lmals at this season than at any other
time of the year because this is the
breeding season. and a whole family
Of wolves or coyotes can be easily de
stroyed when the dens are once 10
Gated.
During the past spring hunters were
employed for a period of one to three
months upon the Helena. Absaroka,
Jefferson, Gallatin, Custer and Bit
terroot National Forests In Montana.
and the Nez Perez forest in Idaho. and
succeeded In killing'11g bears. ~ a.
wolves, l53 coyotes. 40 wild cats, and
|, " lynxes. The most successful hunt.
,er was ANDREW Peterson, of the def
feTson9 forest, who, In two months,
captured ten wolves, "a coyotes, and
stx wildcats tiuD 2fy'l- '"
+ Bears are numerous upon the Bit.
terroot National Forest, and In the
season Of 1908, killed 81 head of
cattle and horses A. hunter was
nj l.. . y !.
succeeded in killing six bears, one OF
which was a large grizzly.
The goyernments work in poisoning
prairie dogs on Infested stock ranges
fhs dfstrfct one, has. had Eesnlts this
year. which forest officers hareg de
cided warrant It's, continuance in 1910
For. two years, systematic sefforts up,
on An extensive SCALE lhave'been made
by the forest service sinieo-operatio
with, ,ths stockweA t9sid sheE National
Forest RaAgss, bapyAtazooaf Colorado
ana NeE. MsxtlsQse6s these-nesls,. put!
thfs WORK Vas Baj. uRdsstakdp in the
n northwest gtirc ,gnt!ka .thesaREists Of ,l9gsat
- EaE tgrn, MopiaRe spsiAti,e Dakotas
seema sR,e tRaew woHstiiyfesssd portion
ofl q sstbIs aisyIastB Nsasmsdn4 AZ Rdoysst
arsaS q, thsse>.1~giohss.
tivelys sRaM aasat.ia somes.apstances
The coloples. or@a0wAs of t.these an.
imals .cQyer ,ap area of several hun
dred acres and the native 'a5fase'
pIshts ;aiave' Seen greatly snjnretts
while ssome,.ranes reSeas soutside the
= forests. .shavsysbe sbeeA'"ffacticSfly dev.
astateds ,sys ~ Sfs..sa'' ~ re
:, dn ..tbes SPRING of sthe pfasent .y9sys
!spaall .allotments .6ssflinds Tere. made
to ths-,supervs vsserss Of The Custer ana
,sionx national farests's6f the purpose
of. siaEsingthfs ~ofic@Tiie funds were
for the most Srsat expended III pr,
chasing strychfines affd$ other drugs
used IN Ipreparingsgrain Tor bait while
the grain was furnished by. the set
,lo.. - \. ef. .sf+ . ...'a ="
The poisoned grain. usually. wheat.
was distributed at the holes through
out the dog towns. both by forest Off
GERS and by forest users More time
was consumed In perfecting the plan
of cooperation than had been antici-
pated and much of the bait was put
out too late to obtain the best results.
though several large dog towns were
entirely cleaned up. Experience has
proven that the grain should be put
out very early In the spring-in fact,
just as soon as the animals appear
from their winter quarters--for the
best results may be obtained before
green grass becomes available.
"A very few years ago forest CON
servation' was little more than a
phrase; to-day II is a vital issue in
our national development, says
Treadwell Cleveland, Jr.. In a circu-
lar on the status of forestry IN this
country, which has just been Issued
by the United States forest service.
In connection with the general plan
to conserve all natural resources, II
is the most important and far-reaching
economic policy ever adopted and pur-
sued by any nation.
The forest is one of the chief sup
ports OF the whole material fabric of
our civilization. The forest means not
only permanent supply OF wood and
the life OF all the industries which de-
pend upon II, but also the control of
the waters for human use. There is
only barreuness In the future of the
nation which has lost the use of wood
and the control of water.
The sort OF use that was made Of nat.
ural resources during the pioneering
stage, while right enough at the time,
is far too wasteful 10 be carried on In
to the new Industrial era. In order
20 know how to use thing. however,
Il Is necessary first to find out how
much of II there is to use, and taking
stosk OF our forest resources has led
% startling resulta