"Joseph A. Zupko" wrote:

Here at the community garden the veggie plants are being eaten by deer and
ground hogs. The only ting that is going well are beans and corn. They are
eating everything squash, tomato , peppers etc.Hoe do farmers tolerate this?
They must lose tons of plants. Do they have some kind of defense mechanism
besides a gun?

A gun is a standard item, as are dogs. Raccoons in particular can
decimate more corn than they can possibly eat. Faced with a large
stand of maturing corn, they become picky eaters, ruining hundreds of
stalks a night in search of the tenderest sweetest kernels. Big
flocks of blackbirds are another problem. Deer are a pest, but deer
damage is usually limited to the outsides of a field, since they like
to see around them and be able to run from predators. Electric fences
are a common deterrant, sometimes with a much larger jolt than fences
used around cattle.