DESTRUCTION OF SQUIRRELS AT CAWDOR. 51 



where there must always have heeii sufficient 

 wood to shelter them, and where, of late years, 

 they have been spreading so vigorously and ex- 

 tensively. 



"In order to diminish their numbers, and thus 

 in some measure save the plantations from their 

 attacks, premiums have been offered. Mr. Stables, 

 Lord Cawdor's agent, in kindly furnishing me 

 with the following memorandum of the squirrels 

 killed on the Cawdor property, tells me that it is 

 only by shooting that their numbers can be 

 reduced. A terrier dog is very useful, as it runs 

 the scent to the tree they have gone up, and barks 

 very keenly, giving notice to the man in search of 

 them. 



Note of tbe number of squirrels killed on the Cawdor planta- 

 tions : 



" lu 1862 4(J9 "In 1867 1164 



1863617 

 1864468 

 1865609 

 1866779 



186S 1095 



1869 503 



1870 867. 



"Mr. Stables remarks that the number killed 

 each year depended a good deal on the qualifi- 

 cations of the men employed, and on the price 

 paid for each tail. He also relates the following 

 anecdote : 



" ' Soon after the squirrels made their first 



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