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prevented in proper time by the method here laid down, 

 they will enter and destroy great numbers of rabbits, 

 pheasants, and poultry, in one night. In most warrens, 

 therefore, it is generally customary to have traps con- 

 stantly set and baited, otherwise there would soon not 

 be any rabbits left. In hare-warrens likewise, hutch 

 or box traps should be placed in divers parts of the 

 warren, with the two ends painted white, and rubbed 

 over with the entrails of any animal, which will prevent 

 the hares from entering it, but allure the vermin. Let 

 them be always baited in the same manner as before 

 directed, and if you find they come to your hen-houses, 

 use the same method, and they will naturally come into 

 the trap and be caught ; should you not have a hutch 

 trap, set a small steel trap in the same manner as for 

 the polecat. 



THE WEASEL. 



WHEN you have discovered that a weasel has de- 

 stroyed your chickens, or sucked the eggs, get a hutch 

 or box trap, and bait it with a small bird or egg ; and 

 if you should be at a loss to know at which place he 

 enters, make some shrapes either with sand or fine 

 mould: and when you have discovered which way he 

 comes, place some steel traps. 



