1934 General Account 28 Trap 12 Coyotes At Springville Ranch Twelve coyotes have been caught, seven more sprung traps and got away, and three carried traps with them, on the J. W. Hoag place at Springville, with- in the past two weeks, Hoag, who was in Porterville yester- day, said. In addition, four lynx cats have been caught on the ranch, Hoag said. A state trapper is now oper- at ing in the Springville district, in answer to recently voiced de- mands of ranchers who have been losing poultry, calves and pigs in large numbers. Delega- tions from Springville have call- ed the attention to the county board of supervisors and the Associated Chambers of Com- merce Council to the situation in the foothill district, where predatory animals were said to be making the raising of domes- tic animals unprofitable. Coyote depredations are causing great loss among foothill poultry rainsers. In some local poultry yards, a large coyote seems to be making a steady round of visits, ap- pearing first during the early morn- ing hours but, becoming more em- boldened, extends his visits to later hours of the day. Geese and ducks are being attacked boldly and to such an extent that the extra pre- caution of driving them into shelter with the chickens is being taken. Several shots have been taken at this particular coyote and numerous traps have been set for it, but he is evidently a wary and thus far has escaped unharmed. On the George Haigh ranch in the Milo district, a great deal of trap- ping of wild animal pests is being done very successfully and large numbers of skins are to be seen, in | interesting display.