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PROTECTION AGAINST ANIMALS. 



Traps can be used to catch pigs. A pit about 6 feet deep 

 and broad is dug, with walls vertical or even sloping inwards. 

 A light covering of poles, brushwood and moss is covered with 

 soil, dead leaves, etc., resembling the litter on the ground. 

 Such traps should be made near wallowing-places in the 



Fig. 30. Robinia gnawed by hare 

 (nat. size). 



Fig. 31. Beech gnawed by. hare 

 (nat. size). 



breeding season (November to January). In making these 

 traps the greatest care must be taken, the workmen must not 

 smoke nor eat their food near the trap, and the earth dug out 

 must be removed to some distance. Another excellent method 

 for catching wild pigs is described in the " Indian Forester," 

 vol. xi., p. 530. 



