XIV CONTENTS 
CHAPTER VI 
Woop-RATS, PACK-RATS, COTTON-RATS, ETC. 
Habits and architecture of wood-rats—Pilfering extraor- 
dinary—Destruction by the cotton-rat—-Jumping-mice 
—Kangaroo-rats, ete. 
CHAPTER VII 
THE GRAY GOPHERS 
Characteristics—Burrowing powers—Injury to crops and 
young trees—Boring in ditch-banks—Gophers as soil- 
MAKETS) | eens lease See EA Ga 
CHAPTER VIII 
SQUIRRELS, Goop AND Bap 
Habits) and food of red squirrels—Winter storage of 
food—Larger squirrels—The flying-squirrel 
CHAPTER IX 
GROUND-SQUIRRELS AND PRAIRIE-DOGS 
Chipmunks and their homes—Striped gophers and spermo- 
philes—Ground-squirrels as carriers of disease— 
Prairie-dogs . 
CHAPTER X 
RABBITS, USEFUL AND INJURIOUS 
Rabbit-flesh good food—Breeding habits—Damage to gar- 
dens and orchards—Protection of trees—Pet stock 
CHAPTER XI 
Suppression oF RODENTS AS PESTS 
Unwise destruction of natural enemies—Poisoning and 
Fumigation—Difficulties to be overcome 
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