Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02

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ui'l t,sf "a rertain place VIII NOT
i0N' -.,0h when there D. hHht
~ that there are few iti'n
TO ts.t are exempt from me ln-
1INlal. ..,otsq Some people. Tor
ulr f,aa every cat they take 10
. thoueh just how the killlhh
,.a has mover been repoften
tirr as the scene must n''
fs uiu FOLLOW "a sick animal
rt will readily attack calNes'
fea lambs and young soals.
Ii mare D. most vicious n'aa'
wv, on the defensive. assauits ul l.,
vi In. seldom of much await lhe
of taking calves seems 10 re-
iN, ~. naticnce than courage, FOR
iN, ,aee which ] have observed
r,, rovotc was lying IN thick
vrfrhlng no a distance ~ ~
,,1s every movement OF the
5 .,lr waiting only Tor the COW
t,r water or rIurn u SAFE distance
e,n,ntIncs ono may scare up
WI" rs fO corofcs from the neigh
of "a cow and calf though
,. of them usually appears %
beon playing the game alone III
.riina DIS killed. two coyotes Worh
ber n separating Il from the
and even then the attack Us not
leays successful
10 akrs whole pack 10 overcome
mn grown cow FOR being uhhplS ="
~, tba throat without great dan
tbsy keep nipping at the animals
,rfu ID falls from sheer cxhaus-
..or on loss of blood.
ENEMY OF SHEEP
The recruitment of most farmers to-
|,.rde the coyote results. however
.,osflv from its continual warfare upon
4 .n.ep m which 30 is VIGOROUSLY sue
..s6Il In some districts, as for in
,,nre iu Hardscrabble canyon over
4 IN. uountaius cast % Salt Lake, noun
'ip lions bears and Wild cats arc
nm, as destructive Co the sheep In
forests ss are coyotes. but consider
liz the vest as . whole. the coyote
4 undoubtedly the sheep mans great
-, enemy Worthless dogs, which
m thousands Of sheep in thickly pop
niated districts Of the east, are OF little
,.onomic Importance here In the west
her. enormous herds range In dis
,-.ts where the bark Of the camp dog
amin sounds through the still night air
Tho coyotes method OF capturing
sheen is similar To that used ln tax
Ine cnickcna 10 sf,oaks Oftcncr than
nc dashps. but 81 o. herder wanders
away from his norh the willy fox
ltes immediate advantage by rum
rne straight away into the herd, bit-
inc open the troats Of half dozen
adults and disappearing as suddenly
uf.h a lamb Goo lis fangs Sometimes,
4 ngic coyote viii visit "a sheep pen.
ul.ht after night. and Kill adults,
.ught and left as II tearing open their
tfrosts were "a nero diversion not a
livelihood. At other times a pack "
coyotes viii stampede "a sheep en-
ampmcut in the night time and not
only jugulate many but, II possible,
drive the whole herd over a precipice
where their dead bodies will be left IN
1ilc to be- eaten az leisure.
In some parts of Utah, the losses from
COYOTES and other Wild animals
amounts 10 one-hfth Of the whole flock
"a fact which seems 10 determine. be-
yond question. the economic status Of
,ho coyote sheep. however mature in
a year while cattle and horses require
three and as there Is a double prod
uct-wool and mutton-farmers ind it
moro profitable 90 raise sheep where
the depredati0ns Of predaceous animals
are not too great encouragement
NUMEROUS IN TEXAS
How great this acknowledgement may
become Is well shown by Vernon Bailey
JOB writing OF the sheep Industry near
se,.uin Texas He says.
80 sheep are kept in this part OF |
Texas. and In talking with several i'm |
JeIDgent farmers 1 find the reason in |
vauaby given Is the abundance Of |
coyotes The region is occupied by |
small farms. mainly so 10 500 acres on |
which cotton corn. sorghum and veg |
ctabes are the principal crops. There !
are few III any large stock ranches. |
but each farW has It's pastures Tor |
horses and cattle. These pastures are |
the wild land covered with scattered |
mesquite postoak, and patches Of |
chaparral and cactus. The native |
grasses are abundant and Of excel |
lent quality, and IN this mild climate |
furnish good feed throughout the year |
Many Of the pastures are not half |
eaten down. and the dead and dry !
n egetati0n becomes a nuisance. After |
harvest cattle and horses are usually |
turned into cotton and grain fields, |
where they do good work In cleaning |
up grass and weeds I'm the fields and /
along the borders still there rs
abundance OF feed constantly going /
90 waste, and a small flock Of sheep |
could be- kept with great profit and no 4
expense ON almost every farm.
Fifty 60 200 sheep on a farm would |
o. NlA'' MANI AiiAN NhAA hA AtAkh tue
most important wool growing section /
o, the state other advantages to be /
gained. would he keeping down the /
cactus aud chapaTal which are in
eiaed OBJ spread and occupy much OF /
ihe ground, keeping the edges Of pas
lures and fields cleaned up 50 that
they would not harbor a host OF pre-
ilceous insects and rodents IN close
proximity % growing crops, and fur
asllns t0 the farmers and small towns
o. supply of fresh meat other than
chicken. In this warm climate beet
s rarely available, except in the larg-
towns The advantages Of intro
.nD.ng sheep into this part of the
oluiy are acknowledged by the farm
and there seems 20 be no reason
W ny Do has not been done. except that
9yote. are common. large and fond
li mutton"
u H undoubtedly true that in Utah.
many farmers have given up the rails
ne oi sheep for just such reasons az
nose given above Pasturago Is fairly |
,o'l ANA tho ranges furnish excellent
eea' but coyotes, bears and mountain
IONS 'rc constant annoyance.
MANY METHODS TRIED.
having shown, perhaps, that the coy