. The trapper's guide; a manual of instructions for capturing all kinds of fur-bearing animals, and curing their skins; with observations on the fur-trade, hints on life in the woods, and narratives of trapping and hunting excursions. The Gopher and its Burrow. ing remains but a neat little mound of earth, large enough tofill a half bushel, more or less. Gophers are great pests tothe western farmers, injuring and destroying the roots of theircrops, and infesting their fields and gardens. They may betrapped in the following manner : Carefully cut away asquare .section of sod on a line between t
. The trapper's guide; a manual of instructions for capturing all kinds of fur-bearing animals, and curing their skins; with observations on the fur-trade, hints on life in the woods, and narratives of trapping and hunting excursions. The Gopher and its Burrow. ing remains but a neat little mound of earth, large enough tofill a half bushel, more or less. Gophers are great pests tothe western farmers, injuring and destroying the roots of theircrops, and infesting their fields and gardens. They may betrapped in the following manner : Carefully cut away asquare .section of sod on a line between the two most recentdeposits. On finding the gallery, excavate down till a trapwill set on a level with the bottom of the passaoje. Place thetrap there ; then lay a ])iece of board or s]iino;le across the ex- 74 THE trapip:rS art. cavation, just above the passage, and replace the sod. TheGopher while at work will run into the trap and be taken. THE RAT. This pest of all countries may be taken in any or all of theIbllovving ways : 1. Set your trap in a pan of meal or bran jcover it with meal and set the pan near the run-ways of theRats ; or, 2, set the trap in a patli at the mouth of a Rats hole,with a piece of thin brown jjajxu-
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