Trapping on the Farm. 



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are all easy to trap, the main difficulty being that the}' fre- 

 quently occur in great numbers.* 



The styles of traps shown in figure 1 (A and B) are used 

 extensively in catching all kinds of rats and mice. Such traps 



BS926; B53M: B506M 



Fig. 1. — Types of Traps Used for Catching Small Rodents. 



A, Type of trap with wooden base in common use for catching rats and 

 mice ; B, metal trap for rats, mice, and small squirrels ; C, wire rat trap. Thi' 

 last operates best when covered with a piece of burlap or with a box having a 

 hole in one end through which rats may pass directly into the trap. 



are usually baited with a piece of nut meat, pumpkin seed, or 

 rolled oats, as may be convenient. It is advantageous to use 

 more than one kind of bait at a time, inasmuch as these ani- 

 mals sometimes take one kind of bait in preference to an- 



1 See Farmers' Bulletin 932, " Rodent Tests of the Farm," for further de- 

 tails regarding combating some of these rodents. 



