Clearing Muddy Water; Field Silo; 
Changing Water Course 
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ever. If the dam is to be only two feet 
high above the bed of the stream a light 
construction will be sufficient and your 
woven hog wire would make a .satisfac¬ 
tory reinforcement. Cement companies 
recommend a thickness of one foot for 
a dam of this height, such a dam where 
it extends into the ground iy 2 feet re¬ 
quiring one bag of cement for every 
lineal foot in length, using one part of 
cement, iy 2 parts sand and three parts 
crushed stone or screened gravel. It is 
probable that a thicker dam using a 
leaner mixture of concrete would be as 
well. Of course in digging the trench 
for the foundation, should the depth of 
feet not be sufficient to secure a firm 
foundation it should be carried deeper, 
making the quantity of cement needed 
more in the same proportion. B. H. s. 
A White Muskrat 
I have been trapping this season in a 
piece of marshy land which has been un¬ 
used for several years. Tvooking it over, 
I saw a number of muskrat houses. On 
January 20 I set my traps and caught a 
pure white muskrat with not one hair of 
color. Its body, from tip of nose to root 
of tail, measures 13 inches, and from root, 
of tail to the tip of the tail, 10 inches. 
In other respects he was just a muskrat. 
He has caused much comment among us 
boys, and surprise in the vicinity, being 
the first white muskrat ever caught. I 
sold my prize for $1.50. What do you 
think of the value of a white fur of this 
kind? RICHARD J. ROBERTS. 
Westchester Co., N. Y. 
We s<mt this letter to Dr. W. IT. ITorn- 
aday, director of the New York Zoological 
Park, and his letter follows. It is not 
likely that the fur of the white muskrat 
would be of extra value. We think most 
muskrat skins are colored before being 
made up. 
White muskrats are of course rare and 
always are interesting, but I am obliged 
to say that visitors to the zoological gar¬ 
dens and parks do not take half as much 
interest in albino specimens as I once ex¬ 
pected that they would. They seem to 
prefer the normally colored animals. 
An albino muskrat is found about once 
in every three or four years, and albino 
porcupines with about the same frequen¬ 
cy. We do not make any special effort to 
secure albinos. 
Muskrats are difficult to keep in cap¬ 
tivity on a basis which permits them to 
be seen. If we keep them so that they 
can always be seen they do not thrive on 
the excitement incident t-hereto, and soon 
die. W. II. IIORNADAY, 
Director. 
Box Trap For Rabbits 
There are millions of rabbits in the 
country, despite the great army of sports¬ 
men. dogs and preying animals. Bunny 
has made good by increasing his tribe 
considerably the past year, as attested 
by farmers everywhere, who report great 
damage done by those little animals to 
young fruit trees. Winter vegetables, etc. 
The farmer realizes that the rabbit is an 
enemy to his farming business, yet he 
does not try to circumvent his inroads 
upon the farm crops. But the farmer's 
small son will gladly come to the rescue 
once you show him how to wage the war. 
Show him how to build a. trap and he 
will bring them in. and the sport will be 
clean and healthful for him. Here is f he 
trap all ready to set: 
Take four boards three ft. long, seven 
in. broad by one in. thick. Nail them 
together, forming a strong box. Nail a 
bit of stout screen wire oven one end of 
box. and make the trap door in the other 
end. Take a piece of hardwood board 
six in. wide and 12 in. long and secure 
one end to top of box by two leather or 
metal hinges. The door will slant into 
the box about six inches. Take a small 
stick and prop this door up about three 
or four inches and set the end of trap 
with raised door at mouth of the rabbit's 
den. and you will have him next morning, 
or you can set the box anywhere that 
rabbits frequent and catch them every 
time by placing a fresh baked apple at 
the far end of the trap. January and 
February are the best months to catch 
bunny, as he is fat then and makes a 
fine roast, stew or bake. Did you ever 
taste a rabbit pie done in the good old 
Southern way? Yum! Yum! d. c. k. 
Carbondale, W. Va. 
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