386 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Ocr., 1901. 
Rabbits and hares abound in Queensland, but what is done with them? 
Hares are shot by the hundred, a few are sent by the shooters to their 
friends, but the majority are left to rot where they fell. Rabbits are trapped 
and poisoned wholesale, but no attempt has been made in this State to turn 
either of these animals into a source of revenue. The work of trapping and 
preparing them for export gives employment to numbers of men in the bush as- 
trappers, &c., and to graders, packers, and crate-makers in the towns. Yet 
there are a certain number of men out of employment who, instead of being a 
burden on the community or on their unions, might find profitable employment 
in this industry, if only an export trade were established here as in the Southern 
States. Why should the Brisbane shops be stocked with Southern frozen 
rabbits when we have thousands of the animals in our own State eating out the 
erazier and causing a great expenditure to the Government and _ to private 
individuals, which could by judicious management be made to contribute to the 
public and private revenue. 
RABBIT TRAPS. 
From} an exhaustive article on ‘ Rabbit Control! and Destruction” by Mr. 
Alex. Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock in New South Wales, which appeared in 
the July issue of the Agricultural Gazette of that State, we take some plans 
and descriptions of rabbit traps which cannot fail to be of interest and value to 
those who are unfortunately afflicted by the rabbit pest in Queensland. 
Referring to a diagram and description of a water trap at an enclosed tank, 
Mr. Bruce says :— 
A much more easily constructed and less expensive trap is No. 2. 
A. Water Trap ar Oven TANK. 
And, if it proves equally effective, will take its place, but very great care should 
be taken to see that the fences are of the proper height, and that they, as well 
as the entrances and gate, are all thoroughly secure, and that the necessary 
capping is provided and properly adjusted on the fences. 
Sides AB, BO,C D, and 1) A are wire-netting, with entrances at the 
points in the sides marked “ O.” fitted with needle arches or spiked funnels. 
Gates of the necessary description and size to allow the stock to water 
in the day time should be made as marked at A to E, or any other suitable 
part of the fence. 
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