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THE MOUSE 



as rats, the fall should be at least 15 in. square, and if light 

 should be weighted with a brick or bricks so as to make sure of 

 crushing the intruding animal, while the size and strength of the 

 Figure 4 (M, x, y, z) must be increased, the drawing of this part 

 being to a scale of J in. equals I in. Though this trap may 

 be set in plantations and elsewhere, it must be borne in mind that 

 pheasants and even poultry will peck at the flesh-bait, strike the 

 trap and be caught by the head and killed. 



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FIG. 91. KENT FIELD AND GARDEN MOUSE TRAP. 



N, adjusting on the ground : d, brick on end ; e, brick on flat ; /, piece of wire with broad bean bait ; 

 O, trap set : g, brick on end ; h, fall brick ; *', baited prop. 



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KENT FIELD AND GARDEN MOUSE TRAP (Fig. 91, NO) is a very 

 old contrivance. To form it, provide two bricks and a piece of 

 wire about as stout as a knitting needle and 2 in. long. Place 

 one brick on end (d) and the other flat (e) or even narrow face. 

 Make a point of first placing the bricks in this way, thus indicating 

 the exact distance at which one brick should be from the other 

 when set up, so that when the brick falls it will be in the position 

 represented, leaving no space for the mouse to escape, as it may 



