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HOW TO DESTROY RATS. 



5. Removal of outlying straw stacks and piles of trash or lumber 

 that harbor rats in the fields. 



6. Rat-proofing of warehouses, markets, cribs, stables, and grana- 

 ries for storage of provisions, seed grain, and feedstuffs. 



T. Keeping effective rat dogs, especially on farms and in city ware- 

 houses. 



8. The systematic destruction of rats, whenever and wherever pos- 

 sible, by (a) trapping, (h) poisoning, and (c) organized hunts. 



9. The organization of rat clubs and other societies for systematic 

 warfare against rats. 



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