. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 324 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES Pocket Gophers The Pocket Gophers of the family Geomyidae form one of the most vexatious groups of rodents. They are rather small molelike creatures with a marvelous ability tO' dig their way through loose soil. They live in underground burrows and feed upon the roots of trees, vegetables, and forage crops, as well as the leaves of many plants. They are especially destructive to potatoes and in alfalfa fields. The various species of Pocket Go
. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 324 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES Pocket Gophers The Pocket Gophers of the family Geomyidae form one of the most vexatious groups of rodents. They are rather small molelike creatures with a marvelous ability tO' dig their way through loose soil. They live in underground burrows and feed upon the roots of trees, vegetables, and forage crops, as well as the leaves of many plants. They are especially destructive to potatoes and in alfalfa fields. The various species of Pocket Gophers found in the. Georgia Gopher United States occur chiefly in the region west of the Mississippi River, though one is found in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and another in Wisconsin and Illinois. The Prairie Gopher is one of the most destructive species, as it inhabits the fertile region of the Mississippi Valley. The Plains Pocket Gopher occurs in more arid regions west, and the Gray Pocket Gopher is even more widely distributed over both prairies and plains. The structure of the Pocket Gophers admirably adapts them to their underground life. The bodies are thickly clothed with fine repels moisture and earth; the heads are pointed, the eyes and ears are small, the front feet are especially adapted to digging, and the tail is so. 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 Weed, Clarence Moores, 1864-1947. Boston ; New York : D. C. Heath & Co.
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