Table G-1 
 
 
High & Low Years 
 
 
in Rabbits - Missouri 
 
 
Year 
 
i891 1 
 
 
19o9 
 
1909 
 
] 922 
 
 
1929 
 
 
1925 
 
 
County 
 
Madison( Ill. ) 
 
  If     If 
 
 
Morgan 
 
 
Miller 
 
 
Boone 
 
 
Igg9 1    Monroe 
 
 
1928 
 
1889 
1927 
1924 
1926 
1921 
3903 
1902 
1919 & 20 
1908 
 
1929 
1929- 
   8-7 
All years 
1929 
1928 
1929 
1929 
 
1908 1 
 
1926 
 
1929 
1926 
1927 
1927 1 
 
 
Randolph 
 
 
Ralls 
Pike 
8 
 
 
Callaway 
 
 
  If 
 
 
Observer 
 
Harry Collins 
 
 
 
 
W. W. Smoyer 
 
 
Curtis Weeks 
 
E. L. Schofield 
 
 
M. P. Neal 
 
Dr. L.O.Nickell 
 
 
If  If    If 
 
 
Dr. J. Maddox 
 
 
H. 
P. 
 
G. 
N. 
If 
If 
If 
If 
 
 
C. 
A. 
 
 
Phelps 
Ripley 
 
42 counties 
Butler 
Reynolds 
  If 
Iron 
 
Case 
  If 
 
Buchanan 
Caldwell 
 
Livingston 
 
 
A. Tanner 
C. Gamm 
Williams 
 
Cave 
  If 
  to 
  If 
  If 
 
 
D. Via 
Brooks 
 
 
H. A. Tanner 
E. C. Graham 
Dr. Ralls 
 
     Goff 
 
G.R. Johnson 
i 0    If 
 
Coe Pritchett 
B. F. Leigh 
"a If   if 
 
Z. T. Gates 
 
 
Evidence 
 
LOW Remembers less than half a crop. Short for several 
     years. 
SICK? Picked up a rabbit "asleep" in summer. Ran away 
     when released. Does not recollect shortage. 
LOW Remembers a shortage not attributable to rains or 
     trapping. 
LOW But probably due to floods. 
Remembers no shortages. 
 
LOW Said to have died off in 1929 in some S.W.county-- 
     probably Stone or Barry. Never heard of any other 
     shortage since 1870. 
O.W Imprisoned by sleets beginning Dec.16,1924. Found 
     sleeted in, and also dead in spring, 1925. 
LOW Near Holiday--only killed 2 all winter; usually 
     would kill 2 an hour. This shortage existed through 
     at least 1 township. 
SICK? Dogs caught several rabbits apparently wtak. Does 
     not recollect shortage. 
LOW Only half usual crop. 1 or 2 tularemia cases in 
     county same year. 
HIGH Parmer Drive yielded a carload. 
LOW Only 10-15% of usual crop. More 1923, many 1929. 
LOW Many picked up dead & sick. Normal abundance by 1926. 
LOW 
LOW & SICK  Found dead ones. Short crop. 
LOW Maybe 15% normal crop. 
HIGH Killed 96 in 1 day. 
HIGH 
LOW  Many quail but hardly any rabbits. 
 
LOW  in northern part of Co. Allege too many wolves. 
LOW  in S. Ripley (but 6000 shipped, showing normal else- 
     where). 
NEVER LOW over wide enough area to prevent exports. 
SPOTTY Very abundant some places, short in others. 
LOW 
HIGH 
SPOTTY  Some places have few and some many. Very plenti- 
     ful in Belgrade twp., Wash. Co. 
LOW Lots of dead ones picked up while quail hunting. 
LOW but no dead ones. Not so low as 1908. 
 
MEDIUM Not so high as 1928. About 75% short of 1923. 
VERY HIGH Ate up corn. Could see 20 walking across 1 field. 
VERY LOW Found dead in faLl and winter. 
SICK? Heard of dead rabbits being picked up. No shortage.