313 Ground Vermin- 



style of trap, with its improvements, for the original steel 

 gin was but a poorly-constructed, clumsy article compared 

 with the highly-finished excellent Dorset and other traps 

 of to-day, of which illustrations are given at Figs. 32 and 

 33. It is not necessary that a trap should be large and 



Fig. 32. Ordinary Dorset Trap. 



heavy to be a useful one, nor need the spring be very stiff 

 in order to last long; on the contrary, it should be fairly 

 elastic and turned low at the bow, so that there is no more 



Fig. 33. Improved Dorset Trap. 



trouble than necessary to form a place in which to cover 

 the spring. For vermin it is advisable to be provided with 

 two sizes of trap, the one lot (say one-third of the total 

 quantity) to consist of traps with 3in. jaws, while the 

 remaining larger quantity should have 2jin. jaws. All 



