The sun., 1919-08-07
HIGH WATER FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FROM
Sandy Hook Princess Jamaica Bay

with as little compunction as a bobcat
This menace has been recognized, M,
remedy the evil, and the sooner this !.
done the better, not only for the protecttnn
OF the wild birds. but also the domestlcSi.
from the Dc predations of these pests
II Ii well known that most Of our yam.
fowls are Eround breeders" and their
hunting houso cat, especially in localltis.
where these birds have enjoyed immpni,.
from molestation all iring the closed sec.
son through the pra' teal eradication n,
their natural wild enemies to such an sy ~.
tent that they are almost tame In nar,.
Of New York state have walked through
the woods and have had partridge ana
quaii rise from the path in front OF me-
and Just ny few feet before they il,
again. The young OF these birds viii All
easy prey to the hunting house cat "
One OF these cats will climb a tree with.
out being molested and clean out the yonn,
SOM from several nests in the same
tree. II Will also go into a chicken varS
and calmly take It's pick Of any Of sbs
young fowl in the enclosure without , ns
Of injury and hardly be noticed by tSs
other fowl, SO 1t can be readily seen vb ae
| real pest this animal will become II az
| lowed to multiply for they are, as evary-
body knows very prolific breeders and each
wilder than the last. O'"
Cat Digs Under Fence to Get Chicks
| A particularly fragrant case oecurraa Il,
the bungalow colony at Sea View Me-. IN
| two years ago. One of the residents ha1
| a number Of fancy fowl about the sizs
OF small broilers. They were enclosed in
yard fenced with the regulation chicken
| wire, and on several nights holes wers
found dug under the wire and one or tuo
OF ths fowls missing. The fence was "a.
paired and the loss attributed to fox or
skunk. but as the same thing was almo,,,
a nightly occurrence the owner placed n
| small steel trap in the runway most useS
by the animal. Early the next morninS
ne was awakened by a rumpus In I'M,
chicken yard and was amazed to see a
large house cat fast in the trap and inc.
cling at the stake. which 1t broke before
ne could get to the spot, and got away
dragging the chain and trap after It,
Several of the residents who had aIso
suffered in a similar manner from tbs
| depredations of the animal followed If he
the trail left by the dragging trap to
| mass OF drift piled up on the beach, where
ihey found 1t had regular lair and a
litter OF five kittens so wild that thew
scampered away at the approach of ths
party. and this was scarcely 800 feat
| from the nearest residence
This in itself makes the pest mora dc.
sructive. Its very boldness is its chief
safeguard. As the time goes by and II
Is not interferad with, the animal becomes
even more bod and cases like the above
will be on the Increase.
This is by no means an isolated case.
for we have all read of numerous instanras
of the depredatlons of these animals, and
not the least to suffer ire our city parks
where, I am thankful to say. they ara
striving to reduce the nuisance In our
parks these cats have been growing fat on
the young robins and squirrels which ths
Park Department has done everything in
Its power to propagate.
An ounce OF prevention is worth a pound
Of cure. and It would be well to supply
nepo before the disease becomes ' all ''G but
| in(drabe. ASYOIIWFRF
New York. Aug g.