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. Rot be iid to toute up through the stones at any 
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are allowed to find ou ome pastina od 
they will probably settle down on d: bot walls, 
beneath cart-sheds, on ects, similar 
imself in by, are even worse, as giving a known 
Машу of prey 
For a purpo se 
permanent аһ, а кте 
with one end (like the back) D 
the rest of stout, upright, г Mha 9 rs, Y sé ha 
iron, wire between each, a tiled or slated (not wasnt 
of this о, that is, for a 
ded zl г ean-to shed, 
ick 
Ioof, and stone floor, wtih a properly Biting euttange 
door , and smal, sliding door for the fow. 
Perfectly, more expensive to 
Slighter work with different i a fitted on to ex- 
terial will be 
clude rats, but the roughest quite 
good mah long as t acte згө is sound, 
and the timbers thick enough, and in the long run the 
firm building will answer much the: The foun- 
dations should be deep enough to exclude burrowing, 
and if the ра аа laid also 
dee d outside sh 
ed edge 
The shed i also be kept сіту for the use of 
wls—if els, o es of different 
of lumber which it is det to pile any- 
Where out of the way are allowed to accumulate, 1. i. 
1 Impossible when emend time comes to see i 
and even th fin 
15 safe ; e vexation of ing a. rat or 
i Weasel ' bed базан up with = , vd 
m pleasure all night, may be added to by 
. the household, in their astonishment at the post-mortem 
| exhibi over the marauder, 
. For a tem 
and allowing him to get clear off. The terror and 
confusion amongst a rat t 
е y quietly wait- 
е fetched, or, better still, 
ing him quietly in 
it, the p f probably meet his deserts Ar Sab any 
In rn b ise of ornamental pens care should always 
be taken that the floor i is secure, if it is merely 
wire е ргорейу а at the pma is often a 
f tance, but the chief reliance is to be placed 
in strong fi sa nt tone ба "eme attention, and 
lan to have the poultry sheds iiv 
as ёт лен anything t serve as an 
y 
tion for rats, such as cornestacks, wood-heaps, м 
F1G. 95,—THE SAND PEAR (PYRUS SINENSIS), 
of bones, an arrange eaa connected with sewerage 
or uA ie nid 
e a rat- ole p to be stopped it t is best to do 
id m 
i cda detis pre 
dy. This may be used instead of the he lime, if 
| меч ир mun m 
i with the plaster or mortar the 
rat will жаг ie never try to force 
porary remedy, isa goo pl 
lump of hay thoroughly in 
driven down А hole it will Bobby act excellently 
for some tim 
When neig БОШ ng brief Ф old buildings are 
t they 
unpieasan 
bald nC da 
| ord кар а tree for RS. to a di lurida ession of sic a an 
to all common traps, their 
| uses are as well known as the еа of ica um a 
er, all stand still and “ Voci 
gend 
Cave · 
doing | 
e again. 
to soak a. 
this is 
pudo scit eni 
rat 45 them ; buta А = а vermin as troublesome 
j in the ry-yard keep the rats 
slightly д poi also. The esa weasel, or stoat, may 
et with doing this work well, even 
y. Whilst А кеу walking near 
my attention was attracted 
sh; mass 
pre 
well fed cat is also a 
5, sa reason 
ne oe 
ne do n гче іп ап ou 
od eee the pet of he household will fight all ч 
better for his strength and spirits being well kept up. 
Where rats and poultry exist together there will 
eh be risk, and sometimes losses, but by keeping 
the fowls as clear as can verti anaged of all known 
^ or attractions m" the rats, and by 
making their н чувене as far as тау be 
and clear of all unnecessary rances, a great 
eal ma der Hund roi i rh ei rir 
in out-of-the-way | homesteads to pass. without more 
notice than constant complaint. 
"a 
Forestry. 
THE beauty and elegance, not to speak of the com- 
fort and utility, which well laid TA а ad 
country. at the aig isti ork eure 
pags 50 dodi attention i is dae to them, If we except 
the Berw and Teviotdale, in Scot- 
land, are no other inest agricultural districts 
in Britain of which it. can 
