342 YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Feeding rabbits in winter to prevent attacks upon orchards has 

 been successfully practiced, on the theory that it is cheaper to feed 

 than to fight them. One plan is to leave the winter prunings of apple 

 trees scattered about the orchard. Another is to furnish corn, cab- 

 bage, or turnips in sufficient quantities to feed the rabbits during cold 

 weather. These methods have considerable merit, particularly the 

 former, which seems to give excellent results when both mice and 

 rabbits are present. 



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