MICE AND RABBITS 



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in the end. The snap is secured to the bridle, and 

 the horse is not able to reach the tree. 



Trees and bushes are often seriously injured by 

 the gnawing of mice and rabbits. The best pre- 



103. Barrel outfits. 



1, Empire ; 2, Eclipse ; 



3, Pomona. 



ventive is not to have the vermin. If there are 

 no places in which rabbits and mice can burrow 

 and breed, there will be little difficulty. At the 

 approach of winter, if mice are feared, the dry 

 litter should be removed from about the bases of 

 the trees, or it should be packed down very firm, 

 so that the mice cannot nest in it. If the rodents 



