146 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY 



belongs to a genus known as Microtus, of which fifty 

 species inhabit the United States, and some one of these 

 may be found in practically every part of our land. 

 Their estimated annual damage is ^3,000,000. But the 

 indirect damage of mice plagues, as affecting poultry 

 raising, etc., through the feed might be impossible of 

 computation. Most of these mice are short and chunky, 

 with short, round tails, short ears, rather small eyes, and 

 short legs. The cut of the Carson meadow mouse (the 

 one fought in Nevada) well shows their characteristics. 



