. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JANOAEY 18, 1917. The Florists' Review 15 and demanded the customary fee of 10 cents each. I cut the price then and there, and bought them by the pint. Since then I always specify "big, fat toads," although the little ones are just as ravenous as the big ones, and are on the job twenty-four hours per day. E. E. Moss. MOLES AND METHODS. In The Eeview for December 28 I read with considerable interest, not to say amusement, the article on exter- minating moles in benches. As one who has waged a lifetime battle with these small pests, I may b
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JANOAEY 18, 1917. The Florists' Review 15 and demanded the customary fee of 10 cents each. I cut the price then and there, and bought them by the pint. Since then I always specify "big, fat toads," although the little ones are just as ravenous as the big ones, and are on the job twenty-four hours per day. E. E. Moss. MOLES AND METHODS. In The Eeview for December 28 I read with considerable interest, not to say amusement, the article on exter- minating moles in benches. As one who has waged a lifetime battle with these small pests, I may be Accused if I offer a word of incredulity as to the methods suggested in the article. "Moles, scien- tists state, and I do not think it has ever been proved to the contrary, sub- sist exclusively on animal food. Their predilection for bran is a myth, and I have yet to find anyone who can satis- factorily prove that he has found the corpse of a poisoned mole. The fact that tulip bulbs and other bulbs and roots are eaten does not dis- prove the mole's eating habits. The mischief in these cases is caused by field mice, which use the mole's runs as thoroughfares for their provender, and the poor old mole gets the blame. It is possible and sometimes practicable to drive moles from their haunts by putting moth balls, kerosene or other strong- smelling substances in their runs, but this is not of real benefit to the com- munity, as in these cases the other fel- low gets your share of moles. A good trap, used with considerable care, is, in my opinion, the only system. Moles have an extraordinary sense of smell, and the traps should in all cases be deodorized by rubbing them with earth, with gloves on the hands, or the moles will fill the trap with earth or push it out of the ground by burrowing below. You will find the "old-timers" wise to a trap if once they discover its whereabouts. This business of covering the moles' feet with lye is a new one to me, but I "hae
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