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with water; then sprinkle some bran on the water and set the 

 pan in a place where the rats most frequent. In the morning 

 you will find several rats in the pan. 



(7) Two parts common squills (well bruised) and 3 parts 

 of finely chopped bacon are made into a stiff mass, with as 

 much meal as may be required, and then baked in small cakes, 

 which are put around for the mice to eat." 



1,171. The best natural enemy of the rat is the mongoose 

 or ferret. Snakes also devour a great quantity of rats, and 

 when not poisonous, they are one of the best friends the 

 farmer has. 



CHAPTER CXIL 



AGRICULTURAL ZOOLOGY. 



T3EFORE introducing the reader to the principal insect- 

 pests that cause damage to agricultural crops, it is 

 desirable that a bird's eye view of the different orders of 

 animals should be given, in a systematic manner, which 

 may enable "him to distinguish insects from among the 

 various groups of animals that are popularly known as worms 



