Death to the Rodent*. 



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of the young alfalfa, thus preventing its proper growth. 

 During the winter season they congregate about stacks of 

 hay and grain, feeding upon supplies intended for the sub- 

 sistence of live stock. Their inroads are so serious that a 

 stack is frequently entirely undermined, topples over, and 

 becomes practically a complete loss. They oftentimes seri- 



I'oison and Drives Get Results Against Jack Rabbits. 



Farmers and stockmen, tired of seeing growing crops and stacked hay de- 

 stroyed by jack rabbits, appealed to their Government for assistance. The 

 systematic distribution of poison and the conduct of organized drives have 

 accounted for many thousands of jack rabbits and have afforded practically 

 complete protection from their depredations in localities where the work was 

 undertaken. 



ously interfere with the introduction of new and profitable 

 crops, as in the case of lettuce and long-staple cotton in Ari- 

 zona, and peanuts in Oklahoma, and, by gnawing the bark 

 from the trees, seriously damage orchards. 



In Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washing- 

 ton, campaigns for the control of jack rabbits, organized 



