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Orange Jacobs: “Either of them located in a dense copse near the ranch or farm, with a forest-reach beyond, is a pestiferous nuisance…”

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Either of them located in a dense copse near the ranch or farm, with a forest-reach beyond, is a pestiferous nuisance which must be abated with a gun, dog, or trap, before either lamb, pig, or chicken is safe.
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Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

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Jacobs warns about the dangers posed by wild animals to livestock in rural areas.

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