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unnecessary if tliey connect. I dei)enil much upon my judgment of whether 

 there is a den or not, to which conclusion ninny tilings lead you. such as near- 

 ness of holes, size of holes, lay of the ground, amount of injury to grain or 

 grasses, etc. 



In my experiments this spring I likewise tried to determine how nnu'li 

 would kill the squirrels. To be sure of the mortality, we dug them out, and 

 did not rest content with seeing whether the holes remained clo.sed. This is 

 too uncertain, as visitors or stravs nia.v dig out holes from the outmde. 



Time to Use. 



It can lie put out any time in the day, but is best put out near evening, for 

 two reasons. First, late in the afternoon all of the squirrels have gone into 

 tlieir holes, and the execution is more perfect. In the second place, a great 

 deal of work Ciin be done after supper, wlien during sumnipr or late spring the 

 evenings are long and darkness does not come till 8:30. It is remarkable 

 the number of holes two persons, one to handle the spade and the other the 

 poison, can attend to in two hours. If a field is simply overrun b.v squirrels, 

 I would advise using the w-hole of several days for the principal poisoning, 

 doing the tinishiug touches after supper. 



Cost of Carbon Dixulpliide. 



As retailed by druggists, the cost is high, varying from -fl.T.'j to .tli.S."} jier 

 gallon. In tive-gallon cans it can be bimght for aliout .^L.-iO per can, or .fl.-jO 

 per gallon. Owing to the danger in handling it. the freight charges are very 

 high. It is likewise extremely volatile, as before stated, ana there is con- 

 sequently much waste in handling it. Could the farmers unite, however, and 

 get a carload from the ni.-nnifacturers direct, probably the price could be 

 reduced one-half. I may add in <-onclusioii tliat, though much more costly 

 than pho.sphorus. or perhaps even than strychnine, it is inflnitciij better, as it 

 kills all the squirrels in the holes, while food-jioisons kill only a small per cent, 

 of them. — Idalio Bulletin, }fo. 11. 



Wolves and Coyotes. 



These pests, ]inrtirularly the latter, are so numerous and cunning tliat 

 the production of some classes of live stock, such as sheep and poultry, in the 

 Upper Country, is rendered nnprotitable, and the almost human sagacity of 

 co.votes is such tliat tlicy are r:ircly caught in traps or killed by i)oison, an<l 

 the bounty paid for their destruction, viz., .f2, is not a sufficient inducement 

 for anyone to make a busine.ss of hunting them. Therefore, any method tliat 

 can be suggested by which these wily animals can be circunncnicd will be 

 hailed with the greatest satisfaction. 



A Bulletin recently issued by the I'. S. Department of Agriculture says 

 that suc'cess in trapping wolves and coyotes depends largely on the use of a 

 scent that will attract them and keep them tramping and pawing until caught. 

 Meat bait alone is of little use, and often, Indeed, scares the animals away. 

 Of the many .scents and combinations tested, the fetid bait has proved most 

 successful. The following directions for its prejiaration and use are given: — 



Place half a ijound of raw beef or venison in a widemoutlied bottle and 

 lei it stand in n warm ])lace (but not in the sun) for two or six weeks, or 

 until it is thoroughly decayed and the odour has become as offensive as 



