. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. 44 THE BROWN EAT IN THE UNITED STATES. In a large barn near Washington, a few years ago, piles of unhusked corn shocks were left in the loft and were soon infested with rats. A wooden pen was set down surrounding the piles in turn and the corn thrown out until dogs were able to get at the rats. In this way several men and dogs killed 500 rats in a single day. Burmese rat trap.—The Burmese use an ingenious and simple method of trapping rats. A large jar with a weighted cover is sunken into the ground (fig. 4). A hole is punched in the side of t
. Bulletin - Biological Survey. Zoology, Economic. 44 THE BROWN EAT IN THE UNITED STATES. In a large barn near Washington, a few years ago, piles of unhusked corn shocks were left in the loft and were soon infested with rats. A wooden pen was set down surrounding the piles in turn and the corn thrown out until dogs were able to get at the rats. In this way several men and dogs killed 500 rats in a single day. Burmese rat trap.—The Burmese use an ingenious and simple method of trapping rats. A large jar with a weighted cover is sunken into the ground (fig. 4). A hole is punched in the side of the jar on a level with the surface of the ground and just large enough to. 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 United States. Bureau of Biological Survey. Washington : Govt. print. off.
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