And their fur has no set, which means you can stroke it backwards or forwards and it lies the same. This phenomenon allows the mole to travel backwards in a tunnel, if necessary. During ancient times and the Middle Ages, mole skins were quite popular for making and trimming coats and hats. In the 1920s dyed mole skins were the rage, and by 1930 more than 20 million furs were sold. Mole trapping was a lucrative business.
Trapping is an effective, albeit cruel, method of ridding a garden of moles.
Traps are medieval, spring-loaded contraptions that, when tripped, harpoon the little creature with sharp spears. Personally, I let the moles have their way in the flower and vegetable garden. They eat many harmful insects and aerate the soil naturally. If they get to be a nuisance in the lawn around the leach lines, along the driveway and gravel walkways, or near the foundation of the house, I put a few mothballs down their tunnels, forcing them to go elsewhere. I do not use mothballs in areas where edible plants are grown.