144 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY 



infested the alfalfa fields to such an extent, in a portion 

 of the state of Nevada, that 15,000 acres out of 20,000 

 were a total loss. The government was obliged to take 



The Destructive " Carson Meadow Mouse," a Plague of which in igoy-S Ruined 

 Alfalfa and Potatoes, severely Injured Beets,, Carrots, and Fruit Trees. 

 Poultry Depends on all of These 



a hand in the destruction of the field mice, reported as 

 reaching "the astonishing total of 12,000 to the acre." 

 The farmers found out their debt to some other 

 friends at this time : hawks and owls, gulls, herons, 

 ravens, skunks, badgers, weasels, foxes, and coyotes 



