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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West 3#th St., New York 
Nature Notes 
Permission to Hunt Skunks 
In one of our lots there is a skunk’s 
hole out from the fence. Do I have a 
right to dig those skunks out and fill 
up the hole, as we want to plow the lot? 
I have heard that the law states you can¬ 
not dig them out. Is this correct? Would 
I have the right to keep the skunks in 
captivity to use for breeding purposes, as 
I would like to raise some? Could you 
give me any information on the care of 
skunks? E. C, P. 
Ontario Co., N. Y. 
The safe way for you to proceed is to 
write the secretary of the Conservation 
Commission at Albany and ask for a per¬ 
mit to dig these skunks out and keep them 
in captivity. The conservation laws are 
quite strict, and some of them are hard to 
understand. You are quite likely to get 
into trouble if you go after a protected 
“game” animal like the skunk without 
permission. You can, no doubt, obtain 
legal permission, but we advise you to 
ask for it before you begin. 
Sodium Cyanide for 
Woodchucks 
During the Summer a colony of wood¬ 
chucks had a burrow on one side of our 
garden, with a second opening just over 
the line fence. Every night a big husky 
groundhog would come out and help him¬ 
self to the garden stuff. The cabbage just 
forming into heads was his favorite. We 
were unable to get calcium cyanide crys¬ 
tals at the local stores; but were able to 
get sodium cyanide, which comes in lumps 
about the size and shape of an egg. One 
of these was put in each hole, and then 
the opening was filled with stones, grass 
and loose earth. That settled Mr. Wood¬ 
chuck. The fillings in the holes were not 
disturbed, and no sign or tidings of him 
have been known since. D. 
Calcium Cyanide for Moles 
I am much interested in the new pois¬ 
on, calcium cyanide. Our lawns here are 
riddled with moles. Do you know 
whether it has been successfully used 
against moles? I am anxious to try it. 
TIuntington, N. Y. w. s. p. 
We have had no personal experience 
in using this poison for moles, but the 
following is given by an expert: 
Although the mole is one of the more 
difficult animals to kill with calcium 
cyanide we have obtained very good re¬ 
sults from its use. In treating the super¬ 
ficial burrows one makes an opening with 
the finger, puts in a teaspoonful of the 
calcium cyanide and closes the opening 
by pinching the sod together. It is ad¬ 
visable that such doses be placed in a 
runway about every 5 or 10 ft. 
When it is possible to locate definitely 
the burrow leading directly into the nest, 
that is the burrow going deeper, this 
should be treated with about an ounce 
of material; that is, about one kitchen 
spoonful. If these openings are treated 
it would be unnecessary to treat all the 
lateral runways as previously described. 
The material has been used successfully 
for the moles in the Eastern United 
States. Several golf courses have com¬ 
pletely cleaned their grounds of moles 
by using calcium cyanide. 
Swallows Infested With 
Maggots 
On the barn rafters are many nests of 
barn swallows (Hirundo erythrogastra). 
Occasionally a young bird will fall, and I 
have found adhering to them, between the 
wing feathers, on the back, neck and 
head, a light grayish blood-sucking mag¬ 
got. They vary in size; the largest seems 
to be incased in a bloody crust made from 
the down and its own excretion. Of what 
are they the larvae? Are they harmful to 
farm animals? p. w. B. 
Milo, Me. 
The maggot which P. W. B. finds on 
the barn swallows is probably that of a 
fly belonging to the genus Protocalli- 
phora. I know of no common name for 
this fly, but it is closely related to some 
of our common bluebottle or greenbottle 
flies, which lay their eggs on meat. It 
seems a little strange that a fly should lay 
its eggs on a living bird, but it is not an 
uncommon occurrence. Hawks are infest¬ 
ed with maggots of flies, and the common 
sheep “tick” is a wingless fly and not-a 
tick at all. Insects are remarkable for 
the curious ways in which they live and 
the great variety of situations which they 
choose in which to pass their lives. 
GLENN W. HERRICK. 
High Grade Grinders 
and Shelters— 
and Power for Both— 
McCormick - 
Deering 
The Qrinders with Double-Faced 
Self -Sharpening Qrinding Plates 
There are three types and sizes of McCormick-Deering 
Feed Grinders. The Type C handles small grains and 
shelled corn, or a mixture of both. The Type B mills are 
for ear corn. They crush the cobs and corn together. 
They also grind small grains and shelled corn. The 
Type D grinds corn in the husk, pulverizes the cobs and 
husks and makes a fine meal of the whole mass. They 
also grind corn on the cob and small grains. 
Ask for a demonstration of these general-purpose grinders at the 
store of the McCormick-Deering dealer. Let him show you how 
to get full food value out of grain and how economically they 
can be run by McCormick-Deering Engine or Tractor power. 
M cCormick'Deering Corn Shelters 
These shellers have always made 
excellent records for clean work and 
durability—and they are noted for 
maximum results when the corn is 
of doubtful grade and hard to handle. 
They are made in seven sizes and 
styles, covering hand shellers, hand 
and power shellers, and large cylin¬ 
der shellers for single farms or custom 
use. Capacities range from 20 bushels 
up to 400 bushels per hour. Let the 
dealer try out these shellers for you 
with McCormick-Deering Engine or 
Tractor power, depending on the size 
of the sheller. 
International Harvester Company 
606 So. Michigan Ave. 
of America 
( Incorporated) 
Chicago, III. 
Delivered prices quoted on 
request. 
THE E. BIGLOW CO., New London, 0. 
Concrete Mixer 
' It pays to put down concrete 
floocs,side walks,foundations.etc., 
with a Kwik-Mix. Turns out a 
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BADGER KWIK-MIX CO.. 
lOlOCleveland Ave., Milwaukee. Wis. 
This One Engine 
Does Every 
Farm Job 
- T set out to build a f arm engine 
that would have every feature 
the farmer wanted and none he 
didn’t want. It has now been 
on the market six years. Thou¬ 
sands of satisfied users tell me 
I’ve succeeded. I’m proud to 
have this engine bear my name.” 
—A. Y. Edwards 
EDWARDS 
FARM 
ENG I N E 
rkable Engine 
There is no other farm engine 
like it. Simple in construction 
and easv to operate. It is only 
one engine, yet it takes the 
place of six engines. It will give 
from \yi to 6 H. P., yet it is so 
light that two men can carry it 
easily. Set it anywhere and 
put it to work. 
Change Power 
as Needed 
It is a 6 H. P. when you need 
6, or IK H. P. when you need 
only lyZ, or any power in be¬ 
tween. Fuel consumption in 
proportion to power used and 
remarkably low at all times. 
Adjustment from one power to 
another is instantaneous. 
Barns Kerosene 
Operates with kerosene or gaso¬ 
line. Easy starting, no crank¬ 
ing. The greatest gas engine 
value on the market. And you 
can prove all of these statements 
to your own satisfaction. 
What Users Say 
Ivan L. Blake, of Hannibal, 
New York, says: “Only engine 
economical for all jobs. I run a 
28-inch cord wood saw, a 24- 
inch rip saw, a washer, a pump, 
and a grinder, and it sure runs 
them fine. It has perfect run¬ 
ning balance, and it sets quiet 
anywhere.” 
Clarence Rutledge, of Mani- 
toulan Island, Ontario, says: 
? ‘Have given my Edwards four 
years’ steady work and like it 
fine. It uses very little fuel. I 
run a 28-inch cord wood saw, 
also a rip saw, 8-inch grinder, 
ensilage cutter, line shaft for 
shop, churn, washer, separator 
and pump. Have had ten other 
engines and the Edwards beats 
them all." 
Frank Foell, of Cologne, New 
Jersey, says: “It’s a great pleas¬ 
ure to own an Edwards engine. 
I run a wood saw. cement mixer. 
threshing machine, etc. Do 
work for my neighbors. Easy 
to move around and easy to run. 
I would not have any other.” 
Free Trial Offer 
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