. Biology in America. Biology. Man and Nature 39; had boon made to cut down tlie weeds; and where tliey liad been mowed they liad been raked into piles and not burned or removed. "In this neglected orchard field mice—the prairie vole— had found a congenial home. Already abundant in 1002, they bred plentifully in the open fall of that year and in the early warm spring of 19();i The ensuing moist sununer also was favorable for continued-reproduction, and by llie fall of 1903 they were present in hordes. All the orchards of the neighboriiood—a comparatively level upland prairie—had. Apple Tr
. Biology in America. Biology. Man and Nature 39; had boon made to cut down tlie weeds; and where tliey liad been mowed they liad been raked into piles and not burned or removed. "In this neglected orchard field mice—the prairie vole— had found a congenial home. Already abundant in 1002, they bred plentifully in the open fall of that year and in the early warm spring of 19();i The ensuing moist sununer also was favorable for continued-reproduction, and by llie fall of 1903 they were present in hordes. All the orchards of the neighboriiood—a comparatively level upland prairie—had. Apple Tree Girdled by Meadow Mice CoiirtcsD of the I'. S. liurtitu of Blvlogivnl Sum if. been neglect<'d and all were invaded by mice; buf the one above mentioned was the largest and most neglected, and therefore it suffered most severely. By Decend)er 18, the date of my first visit, mice had wholly or partially girdled at the surface of the ground fully 5,000 apiile ti'ces and had denudeil of bark numy of the low branches. The owners of the orchard, thinking that none of the trees could survive the injuries, then estimated their loss at fi-om $'25,000 to $30,000. "Examination showed that the ground evi'rywhere was honeycond)ed by mouse burrows and tunnels to a depth of 3 or 4 inches, and that the surface was almost covered by a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Young, R. T. (Robert Thompson), b. 1874. Boston, R. G. Badger
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