. Animals competitors; profit and loss from the wild four-footed tenants of the farm. Zoology, Economic. [from old catalog]. FORMS OF THE BARREL-TRAP FOR RATS. The one on the left is covered with stiff paper, sprinkled with bait (b), and so slit that the rats fall through, while the corners of the paper fly back into place. The one on the right has a tipping cover, resting on a cleat (a) at one side. top swinging on pivots which dumps a rat that leaps upon it, then rises level again. When a great many rats are known to have gathered in a certain place, as under an old corn-shock (perhaps left
. Animals competitors; profit and loss from the wild four-footed tenants of the farm. Zoology, Economic. [from old catalog]. FORMS OF THE BARREL-TRAP FOR RATS. The one on the left is covered with stiff paper, sprinkled with bait (b), and so slit that the rats fall through, while the corners of the paper fly back into place. The one on the right has a tipping cover, resting on a cleat (a) at one side. top swinging on pivots which dumps a rat that leaps upon it, then rises level again. When a great many rats are known to have gathered in a certain place, as under an old corn-shock (perhaps left and baited for the very purpose) a wire fence may be thrown around it, the shock overturned, and the rats killed. 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 Ingersoll, Ernest, 1852-1946. New York, Sturgis & Walton company
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