. Some common mammals of western Montana in relation to agriculture and spotted fever . inutes over a hot stove,stirring constantly. The poison is then ready for immediate use, orcan be kept in a dry place as long as desired. The advantage of thispreparation is that it is waterproof and will withstand heavy rains. OTHER METHODS OF DESTROYING CHIPMUNKS. If it becomes necessary to protect small areas from chipmunksafter the animals can obtain such an abundance of seeds and berries 484 24 COMMON MAMMALS OF WESTERN MONTANA. thai they refuse to take poison, they can best bo sbot or caught insteel d
. Some common mammals of western Montana in relation to agriculture and spotted fever . inutes over a hot stove,stirring constantly. The poison is then ready for immediate use, orcan be kept in a dry place as long as desired. The advantage of thispreparation is that it is waterproof and will withstand heavy rains. OTHER METHODS OF DESTROYING CHIPMUNKS. If it becomes necessary to protect small areas from chipmunksafter the animals can obtain such an abundance of seeds and berries 484 24 COMMON MAMMALS OF WESTERN MONTANA. thai they refuse to take poison, they can best bo sbot or caught insteel daps or rat traps bailed with bacon, grain, or other attractivefood. Hul these makeshift methods of destruction are expensive, andthe far-sighted man will destroy the chipmunks while poison is stilleffective. CONCLUSIONS. Chipmunks should be destroyed in this region, because they bothdamage crops and harbor young fever ticks. This may best be ac-complished by the use of strychnine in flour-coated or tallow-coatedwheat, but may be done at greater expense with the aid of guns Pia. 15.—Side-Striped ground squirrel killed !>} carrying poisoned grain in cheek pouches. SIDE-STRIPED GROUND SQUIRRELS. Side-striped ground squirrels (fig. 15), known also as rock squir-rels, tiger squirrels, and two-striped chipmunks, occur throughoutmuch of the rocky, timbered country of western Montana. AS TICK HOSTS. These striped ground squirrels are less important tick hosts thanchipmunks only because they are not so generally distributed. Sincethey are very often infested with young fever ticks and have thechipmunks habit of frequenting temporarily unoccupied log cabins,it is very important that war be waged against them in fever-infestedlocalities. Young fever ticks were taken from more than half ofthose shot during these investigations. ; being found on a singleanimal. 484 Common mammals of western Montana. 25 INJURY TO CROPS. Side-striped ground squirrels damage crops in the s
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