Identifier: diseasesenemieso00pearrich (find matches)
Title: Diseases and enemies of poultry
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Pearson, Leonard, 1868-1909 Warren, Benjamin Harry, 1858-1926
Subjects: Poultry Diseases Mammals Birds
Publisher: (Harrisburg, Pa.) : C.M. Busch
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unty about 30 years ago,but like the Wolk, Elk and Panther, which also occur-red there, all have been exterminated. Mr. AbrahamNeveling, an aged and well-informed naturalist, ofCoalport, Pa., says, The last Beaver was trapped inClearfield county in 1837. The latest record of thecapture of this species in Pennsylvania, of which I canfind any record of reliability, is that made by Mr. S. N.Rhoads, who quotes as follows, from Mr. Seth Nelson,Jr.: The last (Beaver taken in this State) was liilled on PineCreek, nine years ago (1884). A part of.Pine Creek is in Clintoncounty, and part in Tioga county, but the Beaver was startedin Potter county and followed down through Tioga county,and killed in Clinton county. BEAVERS IN OLD VIRGINIA. If the natural history student desires to study theBeaver on his native heath, he can at a very moderatemoney outlay and in a short time, find them at home inthe swampy woods of Surrey county, Virginia, wherelast year the writer found freshly fallen trees cut
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495 down by a small colonj of these animals. To reachthis place from Philadelphia one can piocuie at BroadStreet Station, a ticket to Old Ioint Comfort by wayof Cape Charles, then take a James river steamer to(Maremont, where guides and hotel accommodationscan be had. Jn the heavily-wooded swamps, abouttwo and one-half miles south of Spring Giove post-ollice, which is some six raih^s by wagon road west of(Jlaremont, you can, I am quite conlideut, find Beaversliving in hollow logs, or in houses of their own make.Lastyear a hunter wbom I met in this locality and whohad eight pelts of these animals which he had recentlyslain and sold for $40, said he discovered no bouses,but found the Beavers living in logs and trees whichwere hollow. THE AMERICAN WOLF. In view of the fact that for several years past thewriter has made especial efforts to verify the statementthat this animal is still to be found in Pennsylvania,and has failed, he is very much inclined to the opinionthat none of the speci

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