INDEX 
American voles, 50. 
Antelope, 273; pronghorned, 
284. 
Arsenic, use of in destroying 
pests, 290. 
Bachman, Dr., 252. 
Badger, 263; badger burrows, 
265; prehistoric plowing, 
267; aids the farmer, 268. 
Bailey, Vernon, 96, 99, 1857, 
238. 
Barabaschi, Dr. P., 42. 
Barium carbonate as a poison, 
294. 
Bats, 201; species of, 202; 
economic relations, 204. 
Beaver, 94 et seq. 
Belgian hare, 177. 
Bell, Dr. Robert, 123. 
Bighorn, 273, 383. 
Bison, 284. 
Black fox, 243. 
Blanford, W. T., 7. 
Bowen, George T., 82. 
Breeding foxes, 227; mink, 
259; skunks, 271. 
Bristoe, W. M., 187. 
Buffalo, 273. 
Bull-snakes, 188. 
Bush-rat, 101. 
Canadian fur-bearers, 243. 
Carcajou, 243. 
Caribou, 273. 
Chase, A. W., 103. 
Chipmunk, 144 et seg.; the 
burrow and its furniture, 
145; familiarity, 147. 
Construction, rat-proof, 28. 
Cotton-rat, 68, 105; habits, 
106. 
Coues, Dr. Elliott, 46, 260, 
266, 267. 
Coyote, 232 et seqg.; character 
of, 233; beneficial food hab- 
its, 235; injurious food 
habits, 236; as a pest, 237; 
fencing against, 241; traps 
for, 311. 
Cultivation of muskrats, 89; 
of the mink, 258; of 
skunks, 270. 
Cummins, L. C., 187. 
Dancing mice, 38. 
Deer, 273 et seg.; native 
American, 273; capability 
315 
