Proceedings of the Farmers' Club. G77 



What does it eat ? This is tlio important part of the matter. I 

 am perfectly satisfied that the common earth worm is tlie principal, 

 if not only, food of the mole, and herein lies the great mischief that 

 the mole perpetrates by destroying that worm. The blind or angling 

 worm is a subsoil worker, Avhose agency in enriching the soil has not 

 been osuspected or understood. I think it more than probable that 

 the rich soil on the surface of the earth is mostly the work of the 

 blind worm. As you are doubtless aware, it comes up from the 

 subsoil every night, during the proper season, for the purpose of 

 propagating its species. On each occasion it emits a quantity of 

 matter, variable according to the size of the worm. It is to be fuund 

 in all directions around your dwellings, and in special abundance at 

 the root of the white plantain, a plant of vigorous growth, which I 

 attribute to the matter ejected by the worm. When the mole does 

 not find earthworms, he may eat roots and tubers. I think he pre- 

 fers worms, but may get in the way of eating many vegetable sub- 

 stances. In conclusion, the speaker urged it as the right and duty 

 of every one to seek the entire extir])ation of the mole ; and that, 

 therefore, " each farmer and gardener who is annoyed by the depre- 

 dations of the mole, should possess himself of one or more of Wil- 

 son's patent talpacides, or mole killers." His trap consists of a 

 weight or dead-fall, with sharp wires on it. It-is so arranged that 

 by treading on the path of the mole and setting the feet of the trap 

 over it, he will lift the feet in working his way, and this sets free 

 the dead-fall and he is speared by the sharp points. 



The Chairman.---As our friend Fuller has made sharp complaint 

 of the rascality of his moles, we will refer this trap to him for trial 

 and future report. 



Mr. F. D. Curtis moved a vote of thanks to ,the Eev. Mr. Wilson 

 for his interesting paper, which was adopted. 



Blooded Horses for America. 

 Miss Middy Morgan read the following excellent paper: "The 

 subject before us is one of such vital importance to the agricultural 

 interests of this great country, that I believe a few remarks on it are 

 certain to be heard with attention. I take for ni}'- starting point the 

 admitted fact that the horses of the United States of America 

 require improvement, and from thence I pass on immediately to 

 express how I think this desired improvement can most easily be 

 effected. The importation of good blood into the country is undoubt- 



