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feet long, stick one end in the ground tight, bring the 

 other end down to the trap, and hitch it in a loop, that 

 comes from the hair or wire, and it is set. When the 

 mole comes, he pushes out this little peg, the string 

 draws out, the bow-stick flies up, and the mole is 

 caught. In the spring, when you catch a she mole, 

 rub her back part about the bows and the inside of the 

 traps. Observe, when you have caught all that you 

 perceiv.e to move, you need only look round the outside 

 of your fields, and keep some traps constantly going 

 there, and they will lay hold of them as they come in 

 and out. If you put some dead moles in the runs it 

 will prevent their coming, and keep your grounds free 

 from these troublesome vermin. 



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THE large black eagle buzzards frequent parks and 

 warrens, and often catch leverets, young rabbits, and 

 pheasants, or any thing else that moves, as soon as the 

 morning light approaches, for they are very early birds. 

 In winter-time set a steel trap, bait it with the entrails 

 of rabbits or fowls ; in the spring, bait with the skin of 

 a young rabbit, stuffed, and tied to the bridge; but 

 after the young rabbits begin to run about, sometimes 

 the birds are shy, and will not strike, unless they see 

 them run. The steel traps for these vermin should 

 strike seven or eight inches high, in order to clear the 



