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to the stock. After the stock have stripped the blades off, the stalks 

 of uniform length can be gatherd up and tied in blades for future 

 use. Care should be taken to remove the wire when the stalks are 

 taken away, otherwise, if left on, a tree may be eventually girdled 



and die. 



Poisoning: Finally, we can resort to poisons in our warfare 

 against mice, and probably the best agent is sulphate of strychnine 

 (be sure to purchase the sulphate). This may be used in two ways; 

 (a) upon crushed wheat, or (b) upon alfalfa hay or green alalfa. 



Fig. 63. Four little rabbits. How cute ! Protected through sentimeut. Ohio Exp. Station. 



the employment of the last named being of course limited to sum- 

 mer. The Department of Agriculture recommends crushed wheat 

 for this purpose in preference to whole wheat, (Farmers' Bulletin 

 No. 352) and the process of preparing this poison bait is as fol- 

 lows : Dissolve 1 oz. of strychnina sulphate in 2 gals, of water by 

 boiling in a closed vessel; pour this over 60 lbs. of crushed wheat, 

 stirring it through the mass thoroughly until all the wheat is thor- 

 oughly wet. This should be used at once, and care should be taken 

 to scatter the grain where birds or other animals we desire to pro- 



