The Coconino sun., 1919-04-25
Range and Market News Items of Interest Pertaining Livestock Industry of Arizona .-, Market Letter for the Past Week.
MAKING TT HARD FOR THE PREDATORY ANIMAL
 DENIZENS OF STATE

StructlOn or predatory animals was made during March, according to re- port mailed to the United States Bio- logical Survey at Washington by M. E. Musgrave, predatory animal inspector in charge of the work of the state.
 Twenty-Five state and government hunters are now on the payroll of this department During the month of March 2S1 wild animals of all kinds were trapped, shot or poisoned, 241 of these being predatory animals.
 Wiley Shirley, of Wilcox, won high honors in the number of lions destroy ed, four being marked to his credit for the 31 days. Lee Parker, of Aravaca, was high on wolves, though only one wolf was killed by him. Melvin Brown of Rice, captured high honors for coy otes, with 21 credited to his record.
 In scoring for position on the honor roll one lion or one wolf is made the equivalent of 20 coyotes or bobcats. The following is the honor roll for March:
 Wiley Shirley, Wilcox, 31 days, 4 lions. ,. J. R. Patterson, Prescott, 31 days, 8 lions.
 Lee Parkers, Aravaca, 31 days, 2 wolves, 9 coyotes, 3 foxes, 2 cats.
 J. A. Townsend, Nogales, 31 days, 2 wolves, l cat, 2 foxes.
 Hank Townsend, Aravaca, 31 days, 1 wolf, 9 coyotes, fox.
 Melvin Brown, Rice, 31 days, cats, 21 coyotes, fox.
 T. E. Mills, Congress Junction, 3l days, 8 coyotes, 17 cats.
 B. F. Patterson, Prescott, 31 days, 1 lion.
 J. P. Rogan, Springerville, 31 days, II cats, coyotes.
 c. L. Taller, Holbrook, 31 days, 6 cats, 10 coyotes.
 A. w. Mills, Aguila, 31 days, 6 coy otes, cats, 8 foxes.
 J. A. Grubbs, Leupp, 10 days, 5 coy otes.
 The work of eradicating the state of predatory animals is being carried out through cooperation of govern ment and state. At the present time there is $16,000 in state funds to the credit of the department, and this will last until July 1, according to Mus grave. On this date further funds will be available under the law which was passed by the last legislature appro- priating not to exceed S50,000 to meet government aid.
 As to whether the full $100,000 will be available hinges somewhat on the fate of an emergency measure which is to be introduced by Representative Carl Hayden with the opening of Con- gress, according to Musgrave. This calls for an appropriation of $300,00 for carrying on the work in eastern. states, if the whole amount is secured Arizona will be assured of $50,000 as it's share from the government.
 The reduction in coyotes and bobcats on the low deserts has been very not iceable of late, says Musgrave. Pri- vate trappers as well as state and government trappers have found few of these animals left on these ranges. Splendid cooperation has been ob- tained from the stock confirmation of the fact that all are vitally interested declared the government man and adds:
 "Stockmen of the Tonto Basin had pooled a bounty of $100 each for lions, but upon receiving assurances that hunter would be placed on that range they withdrew the bounty. The Bea- yer Creek Stock Association also with drew a bounty of $100 per head on voices and lions. A special effort will be made to clean up these ranges dur ing the summer months.
 "In the Aravaca and Nogales dis tricts, where we had a campaign on against the wolves, stockmen are giv- ing us every assistance, and in the past three months we have taken 1( wolves, 4 lions and wild cow-killing dogs from these ranges.
 Heavy losses from lions and wolves were reported from Greenlee, Gila, Yavapai, Graham, Cochise, Santa Cruz and Pima counties. Men will be detailed to the infested regions as soon as it is possible to transfer them, or as soon as new men can be found who can actually do the work"
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