The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-08-08

New Mexico was read:
Whereas, we believe that the work
OF discriminating predatory wild anil
mails and range-destroying rodents car
Sled en- under the direction of the bio
H1eheai survey during the past few
gears has been very successful, and
eftat under the thorough organization
ard efficient plans Of that bureau this
evil will be largely mlnlmlzed. IL not
entirely removed, provided the differ
eEt states will heartily cooperate with
che federal government in Its plan of
work and
whereas at the present time the
funds appropriated by congress for
'this purpose are wholly inadequate to
meet the real requirements of the bio
sogfcai survey in carrying on this work,
and ON that account the results OBJ
tanned are not satisfactory In most sec
lions of the West; and
Whereas 1t is our belief that the
present laws of the states should be
repeaIed, and in lieu thereof the vari-
ous states should, through their several
legislatures, enact laws appropriating
sufficient money to equal the amounts
60 be expended by the federal govern
xaent In the different states, and that
euch state appropriations should be ex-
pended under the direction of the bio
logical survey, to be handled In con-
junction with the funds appropriated
BY congress; therefore be 1t
Resolved by the New Mexican Cat
Ne and Horse Growers association. In
convention assembled at Albuquerque
N NJ, March 25, 20 and 81, 1919, that
ere urge congress to appropriate the
additional sum of 100000 for imme-
Hate use I'm the determination of preda-
tory wild animals and range-destroy-
snx rodents, and that we petition the
various states to make appropriations
at least equal to the amounts eXpend-
ed nv the federal government In the
various states, said money, both fed
4arsi and state, to be expended under
che direction of the biological survey"
This question Of predatory wild AMI
xnais and rodents-which are also
predatory animals In the true sense
OF the word. inasmuch as they raid and
piIlage the crops-ls n serious one In
many parts of the West. The case Of
New Mexico Is typical: so the remarks
OF Representative Hernandez of New
Mexico concerning the situation are
at Interest. He said in part:
One OF the serious problems con-
fronting those engaged In promoting
INCREASED production Of food crops and
.ruest animals was the tremendous dam
use 10 growing crops and TO range
,xrs~ses caused by prairie dogs and
other rodents, and the loss of cattle.
sheep, and poultry from wild animals.
investigations by the United States bi-
asIoxical survey show that the annual
xoSses In the United States from prcda-
xnry wild animals amounted to several
s,undred million dollars. and the loss
srrom rodents Is probably greater. The
.sanuss loss In New Mexico wns vari-
syusay estimated at from fifteen to TWEEN
xy-fiye mlllion dollars. The method
sssed by the biological survey has been
Derfecfed by years Of investigation and
aexpcrimenting and Is very success
.vnI. The @kilr' Of prairie dogs Is gen
la.raEIys from IS to % per cent by the
mse on poisoned oats. They followed
N, the work by using poisoned rolled
.sasrs~x and later by using fumisants
,ru,ch ms bisulnhisle Of carbon. with
sxh;ch. II carefully aud thoroughly used.
a GOOD start has been made.
-Tae bssIogical survey had co-opera-
r1xe arrangements m several states for