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Bon Den ~Sriegsi6anplaBeu.
Der %erlnit Oes uSarl0aloi".
2onoon. 20. &ull.

NpHOOU, ~. NNltlt.
tleber 0en 8erlltit oes itdlienilhet
&rerl3ers Wiuleppe @orIbal0i. Der in
Der 9tabc ser 0ulmatilhen &itltc Don
eillem oiterreihildl llngurilden Sultd-
boot uerlenft mlr0e, iugt Der uIttlide
~itolienildle @cridlt:
MIN Qtorgen oeo Is. Suit ndberte
lid cine 0ipiiion unierer oltcn Tan-
5%crfrcl6rr Gdtturo uno beldpB nno
bclhooigte Gle Giieitbubn ihmer.
.Als ith u1lere S6ifie 5uritd6o-
gen. murocn JIG bon feinollhen Goud)-
booten ol1Qeqriffm uHo Der &reu5cr
@inieppe 0oriboloi mitroe. nudDoei
or oem erlten Atgriff auS Ocu Mege
geganqen mar, Don einem Sorpe0o
~gctrpIfUt mo perienft. Die 9elaBung
belpohrte ibrc 9iuhe mo belnobe nle
mur0cn gerettet.
Sm Soltie oer Cperutloncn Dor
Gattero entoedte nnd) eiler ausfiltr.
liheren Goritequng ser itnlieniIhct
&ommonoutlt, Dab cine An5obl otter
rcid,iih ungoriife @riegsIhiffe i'm
@ofen 3ufIud,t geuommen botten.
SbuleIh oieie nidlt non mooernemt
Snp paren. mGrcll lie in Der Gage
qcpeicn Dem etluuS loniunten itnlie-
idlen @eidmo0er neutrality-suspicious..
0e8bal6 5oQeu lid Die italienilhen
&reu5cr 5uriid.
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Sreaonun8btS fOlipielig.

Bon Den Rt~eienoorriten an BRENT
material Glunition uno Qebensmtts
teln. r.e Die mooernen iAnimmen0en
Stsungen nit iih berumfubren, ipirc
IN elmer 3uidmmenIteQung Der Zee
ture pour Sous" ods folgenoe gigonz
tide Bib e~ntporfen: Sin fruns0Iiz
fhes Pnn3erihiff pom 5pp pes Dan
ton" perbrennt 1000 2ilo pro Stuuoe
bel elmer Gei6pinoigteit Don II
anoten. 1900 9ilo in Der Stunoe,
penn ii4 bic Geibpinoigteit auf 20
Hnpssu erb0ht. uno an Gnoe BON
rs StGuoen Iino ieire 2oblentamz
mern qe.eert. Die engliiAen uno
oeutldlen 0reanuougbts b1ben etfpu
10 BIG II 305 WliGimeters Ranonen
an 8oro. bon osner ie0e 80 S6uIe
dbgeben Tam. Die 0eiamttoiten Der
Munition, iubegriffen Der groBtali
brigen. ite1tsn iib bei einem 6eihiB
duf 100000 5ranten, bel 10 Sc.
i6iiben ouF 100000 5ranten uno
BEL u auf 100000 6ranfen. 8enn
olio pro 0elhIB uno Ninute Elm
SbuB ~abgegeben piirNe. 10 piiroe Die
onIehnlihe Summe bereits in %
Stunoen psrausgabt Iein. Gin eng
IiI4er 0reaonouaht nit Ieiner Sc
foBung BON etra 900 Moun bat in
&riegs5eiten Fnlgenoe Qe%bensmitteI=
maFen an Bob: 80 Sonneu friIaes
RinbfIeild. so Conner &artoffeln,
s ailten 9afelIdl3. 300 pfuno Bob
men, y 8iiten 9istuits, 225 9funo
D~tattaroni, 4 &iIten t~onierpterte
aarotten. $50 gfuno Sooa, IL 0ue
ben0 5ldibhen nit puIperifiertem
9fsifer. s 0uBsno DOZEN nit Grbien,
800 4funo neutife Wurlthen, 50
safer nit ShpeineidmalS, 65 feline
Sonnen nit Trarqlrine $50 Sped
ieiten. 4 4ilten t%onIernierte paltiuds
ten. $50 9iiten nit ShotoIaoe, 6
Siiten nit 4epfeln In 9oIen, 2 8iiten
nit g~etrodneten NepfeIn. 8 3iiien nit
9erinaen in 5omateniduce. "a 9us
benO fldfhhen nit Saucs. 8 0uBeno
Inlnas 1pien. - 0ubeno DOZEN
nit 9irnen. "a Oubeno pfirThzOo
len. 800 QFuno 8orintben, 300 8funo
ganoneu, 800 8funo 5apiotd, 300
pfuno Qflaumen. 8 3iIten Rieren,
s 8iIten 3unQe. IL 8iiteu S6peiues
fIsiih in 0oien. 30 pfuno 0erls
ar1upeu. 6 aiitsr Soroinen. 100
S9ohtsIn nit Refs. SO aetodte
S6inien, 80 sanSe Sdie. 1850 Efuno
SoI3fiitt. "a DOZEN 9Idlin9e. u
DOZEN nit S6enfiId. Is nit lauren
Aerinlen. 720 frifds Gier. 20 9iiten
Somaten. 300 5hachteln nit frifhsn
Eomdten, cine babe 5onne 3irisbeln.
1000 S6nhteTn 3isaretten.
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ann Norrtiponocn,. oIt micro

Ane MGrrelpon0en5, Die mtercI
sxsfc Sdiullt6ter am SIC IN 9uG
Ana0 htrrlhGi0a 5|tlmuuunq mjtit
orr 2'ailidcu ,icihnQ aif I1upe
wn ag@ Ct. &tttrgpurQ 5aQcluu
1f N},r Utle1mtu lhr iolgeu
LIN hobtr raiitlder 9ftlltuc.
Tse mon iddt ACKNOWLEDGMENT 1ut
acsh. iou ndi 0enuadJjt nod 6rauf
se1dl tcqtbcl. um 0ort Sic rcdlt tritilh
grgnoroene 2aQc Der ruiijldlen tSelo
arulce Dar5IIt9en uin bei0e meilltdct
Errhinl0etru 81 tucrGllhcn &orQc
1ca u|n8nipornen. Aje MIR non be
anHeerer 1eItc pcriihert miro. lit
arac Rcllc ouf Sen oruuQtn
SeA 90th oe9 |ruirid'en @ctcrulllt
Tnus @roBrdritcu GitolatS GigoIoic
nifio 5urild5uribren Scr III eiucut
sshrinTiureibcn an Sen ,3aren HIM
gEGs fIor crtlurt bot or f0rac fir
s1anfS eJHltchcm melm 6rou5oien rm0
GwqIouOer It'd njtlt Ioiort Sr cjucr
Bcp0ltioen l'teljrue cntidtllefcu. 0ie
1uen Sic 0eutinca Crate uoa ser
Etiront 1nh Mciscn ohiulcteu Der
T1eoc. Anocruioll5 miliie or lejuc,
iUfiritt ms 9luQc foI'en 50 or
cuScritauoc lei, nit icincr c.'n6pItci
@uuce dona ollcjn ser ucroltiacl
SioSfroIt Ger oeitiden unN ~6Itcrrci
tj'den 0eerc itanoSnhoItct. 0riea&
TaiHi1ter SuhnmIIpoif. ser in sen
VNro'teu Goaeu oreimoI sltnt 3orc1
NcrTifen mllr0c. 0linerte lid uoroe1tcrl
IN 'utiuttn 3reiiCn oohiu. scr 3or lei
A0ddt crItoumt noriibcr. SaR Sic %cr
suuocten ihrc militdriidcu Snrrotie.
Vle' 10 menlo ~ocuicuincu RnsIonN2
TupoNteu mo0urh RueIouN SER non.
svu 9ScItfried eiQcutIih al,f Ieiuerr
tSduilferu troGer uiii'ic. Wrntnn
Der @chiIfe hes Wtifrnmiuirtcrs III.
Nerfe fh 6ieicr Tere Frou,6iiidwr
%iTIt0roNcntcn denr,iib'- roF Ao,t
NdAcr inoetn er meiutr So mcItriI,N-
@rrbIin6efen oGbru 6u~A iEre r,iriii
ride Naliipit6t Sen @eriidteu tie,
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grdmitn s.sen Nigbrbs;ablnug.


Vt . ~ Y u W
=srssfer ; eeatIdlsameritanllbe9 A1d}oudD
fKc feline 6amIIien. Bon &oteen'at
Eesre,el. Rrei5 % eerl2.
AaGmaih tueh
xse uRoreperu~ Edbmuidraeu No. /,
AIT ) ,iuDfe l9liitlld Qatantirt. 9Nfop
rea0 so,ebGule, ertro lelHe |olttaf,
ale peueitet gierDener angen. 1blolut
az beite 9talbine. Die fllt trgeno elileI!
E1cio ethllllld III @@o
Tse .Arl0tetn@ s~.Rahmaldtue 10. Z, gez
stau RTE Yj9. +. rur nut oftsontlt.s
GE1Ant .Ercp Ceao" 9zf
SIG .Aurnfeu{, |Hatmaidiue no. ), III
ssalneu CAT tSebaule. dutgoutdtlldleH'
eaiy Hiii~ s%ngellager : 5eltel. mir
asubomdiidem D@elt Nepldcet", bos
Gesn 2rut, achdrteie 2tabltpelle, ale
4und,emcnts' III Sanmets Ndltdlen.
1ine guie al1ldwe gu oenI lett ptilt,
&iem 4rel5 uOn nut Pio
.Notore1u" s1ahnoldll1e DO. !.
seIuau plc gio. &. nur III 0es! CAN.
ukt Nnrm III
sic olelc 93nldiEcu mo dblolut ga
s~xrsststf. Sic 6rndlt bat Der Ault'et .5a
anrgsa mo ie beIrdgt uou 6Oe btS @l,
K sxldl Der Zlltas3.
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Selaier in 9aris.
9aris, f6. Suli.

XarIs, TO. sui.
Inter Dem |reiiegeiet pom 1851
gegcn Die 9erbreitung u~i;un1rer
aahridten puroe geiterr Elm belsi.
idler 6liIdtIinM emile &ouiair. 6ll
einem Mouat @efdnaniB perurtbeilt.
5ein &ergeben beitono onrin. Dab er
aeiagt batte:
Sic nmtIid)en ariegsberid,tc iino
nldlts ais Elm @aufen 2iigen, Aen
ole Gentidlcn polelL tonnerl lie Gud)
ie0csmGl permanent"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-07-23
In oen Omentidlsn Meianaenenla.

eeTn beiia0cn ltdl audi AmcrlIaner.
ans beI oo, %L.iirtcn 9ieitlte aenonl'
nxFn batter lr1D IN 0cn Nanpien on
NeTz Sucitljdleu 1rltgSldorplaee oelt
1s1atidlcu ais t%@efauacitc i'll Bic
E1ln0c fieleu 0jtlc 4meritaner mer
agu III Den Ili,et Ger engltiden
arinsaeiauaeutu qeiiihrt uuO mic
1rlian0er belul0elt. Gin @crneis
Nl MOI ioQar in Den oeutldeu CSC
eTaeneuiaQer oiif Sic 0mpimouu-
Gn uuieter amtlld1en arelle Die nett.
5shennite Hilflidt njnumt.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-07-23

zsieIc 3rdmieniiite lriro obue tpeltere
4zGsl5 uou Gen 6u 3eit ergott6t mo uets
e1aMEt. amp oIeie Yrctle rldtcH lldl Iiddl
zen ielpelligen Nld%ritrperth
Staa Qsetfel mo ltd)erlIeit NJ 60, GAS
@xE0 per y o it q II 10 { tuug l9fone9
GraerJ. Die Der SoItnletltet m ecft gro
#eusu E>-tldln'fcn diisliellen tam, 81
1f<xtenbeu. Gbenlo CUR ullo lIder mo
Dag @rJreBdHm L uageu, mel
e Die SI0enteu IN alien GrpreBs @tattos
,sxss ~auSl4eilca. &cnn man q @eto pei
EoiasaHtpelluna ooer per @rpreBdulrellnng
fsfgt6f. lit e3 nIdJt uotbiucroig. oeiG peEtefs
suNxu Brief regiltrlreu 81 lalen. iuelui
A& AoreIie beutiIdl 6eldrieben NJ. Segt
wAln aaaeQen gGargel0 III Der Grier. 10
EsssEfc nicicr ltets reeiltrirt lueroert, lnt
zasr 81 leiu. oeB oerlelhe ridltlg an
AzsEptL. SIR t4el0lerolmgen in eitiadlent
Asxwf3erldilniie ilberHebnlcl Trlr tetner@
ZxS aScrnitiuortlidlteit. ,Sm sale bon
EsSegSe rdnneruuQen oeraclle man III
wtsk. Die cite ebenloluo0l iple DIE III Il {
Esstofftce drt5n9ebeT. penn loult tpInten
Hxr Neu Manner m Den Bldlern gar uidlt
xasu.
wsnnens Crners oirfen nidlt. iuie ou@
20 eft acldactt. ais uerIitelntItdle Chit
azza SuGut Gebutteu ipelorlt lous
a<ru iguo acit &ricieH b eI3uscdcn.
kluittuuta grfptgt nm hurgh Nlefoctutlg
AS D4ltums Guf Dem H0reBlttciicn.
lNau norcfire etufdd:
,.9iOroiteru, "a 6roNe, isis.
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Sdreflid)e &erlnite,
2on0on, 6. Suli.

NonDon, Q. ,SnII.
Sic 8erluitlilte Der Gffi5iere Der
nit Dem 5. Suli 81 Gtioe geeangenell
5rpei @oden umfaBt 254 Soote, 4S9
%crDunoete uno 50 &ermiBte. ms
geIantmt 776 Gifi5iere.
Seit benz 8eainn oes arieges muir.
Den 1866 Sffi5iere getootet. 1862
p%erlpitnoet mo 1i15 oils pernliBt ge-
meloet. cine @eiammt5obl pom
1862.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-07-23

Der ersi Ring Sirius i'm Sfsn:
Der Ring nm 9rse upst-oer Ring nm
2embers--Nr Rins I'm Warihau
uns Der RuFe Ip;elt Sic Role oes
nur1meu 4uiuf.
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Drdmien

Gsru Salr iH 1oranS he3ahlenoe MOOR
.,xeTEez, erG.1ltcn le einen lhoneu Ndlens
a-r als Vre.nie gratis gno poctotteI. an
'ExFaricu iiio iolGcn9e 8ur ahS'Oagi poe'
hEGasH:
.RaturopO IT,"
1y,rrou iinn III Sanger orei5elli 8a'ns
rEaeru erlgbtenen mo n1t 5 Nums
,,,cv.t M S10uo
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Gle Nari6atoiuer.
l(0ine, s$talien, q

lloine. 3toltenL 20. Suli.
GbcrIi &eppiuo 8oribalol, lei
ne picr 9riloer mo cine An5obl oll0c-
rcr itoIieniider Gifi3icre, Die bis 20
Ginger 3eit nit ibnt Dem Fe9iment
italienilher 6%reimiliger a~ngebortcn,
Die Seite on Seitc nut oen frolt3oii-
ldlen 5ruppen tompftenL ltmo jest on
Der itulienliden tSrollt III bent Webiet
Der fa0orilden gllpen e%ingctroficn.
Sic itrO Der Nlpcnbrigooe eingercibt
moroen. Die emit pnn Dem 0roBpatcr
Der @ebriioer 6aribnloi I'M Grieg ge-
aen G%citcrreidl I'M Sabre 1866 &c.
grltn0et muroc.
9ieie @nriboloianer hoben it'd III.
ter chamber 0cn Clio uelhmorclL ent-
meoer Die Gcitcrrelher Slt beiiegelL
o0er bel oen Gerluh 81 lterbcnL
Sin itattbnftcs Scfret.
0riiiieI, 10. Sui.
@eneroI bon Biting, NtiIit1rgou
perllcltr BON @eIgicn. perbot helite
onrdl Gin Iefret oltis itrelgitc, 0aB
8elgier g~Sdffcnoienlt gege1 9clltidl
lor0 leiitul. ,3lupioerbanoIuna miro
nit elmer Wcloitraic uon 10000 Wort
oocr filnf Sabreu @eiangenihoit
o0cr nit bei0en Qeahnt.
Sic Nliirtcn iinb fampf mliibc.
Berlin 81. ,Sltli.
>Sn pnitttlden 0rci'ien tierlelblt
u~ertritt man ole 4uliht, onB Die Gitt
nobule 92uridoIs uidt allcln Sepu
ratiricoca init RuBldno bringen miro.
Der gro6e Grfolg Der %perbiinoeten Oe.
iterreider ltu0 Ieutihcn int GIten
miro dlid oic 9oltonldnoer beitint
men. it'd nId)f ouf Die Seitc Der 9laiir.
ten 5u idllogcn.
Mler eru1etrofieue Hadridtcn Iai
len erfenmcn. OnG IN RnBImo bic
SrteoensltinmturlQ INNER meitere
arclle 5iebt mo cine itteniipere miro.
6rantretfl, 10 miro ertIdrt, lit niht
inlItanoc, nod einmoI sic Sait zines
@tuterielo5nges aui iih St Ia6en.
2nlnidlc &erlnite.
Yctcrsburq -. rSuli.
Ytddl einer 3eitungsnadrift aus
Gem r,liiideu @aiIptauarficr. 0ie Die
3eniur pnilirt bat. haben Die Ru'
len bis lebt $4,000 Ndlhinen
aepehre %eingebH6t. pou oenen Ger
aroBte ShciI pom Sen oeutidcn uro
5iterrcidlildl unqariihert Srnppeu
erbeutet. Ger Relt ourd Die llnge
ititIid,fctt scr ruihihcu 8e0ie.
uun1sntonuldoitcn uubrGIdbdr &C.
ipor0en.
Die ruiliihe Heaicruia bat Ole
&erienorng ser ruiiiiden Sffi5iers
oerluitIiIte nab Dem AusIdnoe ner.
boteH.
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Ia Groiie, scn %. 3uli 1915.
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Gbetreibe, 0fehI nnb Tntter.
Breife pom VI. QramS Il Con.
ga groffe, %. Suli.

Butter mno Gier i'm @~roRbambel.
YreiIe BON Der Saplen Com. Go.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-19

from weathering and both stock and
grain being in good condition, the
whole crop is consumed by the stock,
while with dry shock corn a large
percentage Of the leaves and butts Of
the stalk is wasted.
1t has been determined that one
cubic foot of hay in the NOW contains
about 4.3 pounds of dry matter, and
that cubic foot Of silage in a thirty
six foot silO contains about 8.9 pounds
Of dry matter. From this it is evil
dent that a cubic foot Of space in a
silo of proper depth will hold more
than twice as much dry matter as the
corresponding space in a NOW. 1t is
also true that on the average a larger
amount of digestible feed can be OBJ
ta1ned from an acre in the form of
silage than in any other way at like
expense. Making corn into silage is
then both an economical and compact
method Of storing feed.
Much damage has been done to the
cause Of silage by the extravagant
claims OF it's over-enthusiastic friends.
Although corn silage is not a complete
and balanced ration in itself, it Is so
we'll relished that large quantities are
consumed. Being a succulent feed, it
tends to heavy milk production, and
should be given an important place in
| the ration Of dairy cows. 1t has
proved an important factor in steer
| feeding as we'll as in milk production,
but a steer cannot be finished on silage
alone, any more than a COW can pro-
duce her best yields of milk on such
a ration. To obtain the most economi-
cal returns. some dry roughage should
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-19

be fed in connection with silage, and
a legume hay. as alfalfa, clover, or
cowpeas, is the best for this purpose,
particularly for young stock and cows.
Economical milk can be produced
from these feeds without the addition
Of grain, if the COWS are not giving
more than two gallons of milk day
providing the corn was we'll cared
and both the Silage and the legume
hay are Of excellent quality. Cows
giving larger yield must have grain
added to their ration.
A pasture will carry much more
stock during spring, early summer,
and fall, than it will through the hot,
dry weather Of midsummer. BY help
ing the pasture out at this season with
partial soiling, the cattle not only have
better feed during this critical period,
but more stock can be carried on a
given area than by pasturing alone.
AS land increases in value and farming
becomes more intensive, there is
greater need for soiling, and the most
satisfactory method Of providing q
substitute is by means Of the silo.
1t requires too much labor to cut green
crops every day and haul them to the
cows, and besides there is necessarily
great loss in being obliged to feed
and fed when needed, saving both
the crops before they are fully ma
tured and after they are over-ripe.
No crop furnishes more feed to the
acre than corn, and with the silo it
| can be utilized for soiling, thus per-
| mitting the whole crop to be harvested
| when at the right stage Of maturity
| feed and labor.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-19
FIELD NICE AS A FARM PEST

The RavagcS Of ShOrt-tailed Field
Mice i'm Many Parts Of the United
States Result in Serious Losses to
Farmers. Orchardists and Those
Concerned With the Conservation
Of Our Forests. and the Problem
of Controlling the Animals is One
of Considerable Importance.
(By ID. r.. LANTZ.)
Short tailed field mice are common
and moleS; locally as bear mice, buck
tailed mice or black mice. The term
includes large number of closely
related species widely distributed over
the Northern Hemisphere. Over so
species and races occur within the
United States and nearly 40 other
forms have been described from
North America. Old World forms are
fully as numerous.
Meadow mice inhabit practically
the whole of the Northern Hemis-
phere-America, north of the tropics;
all of Europe, except Ireland and
Asia, except the southern part. In
North America here are few wide
areas except arid deserts free from
meadow mice, and in most of the
United States they have at times been
numerous and harmful The animals
are very prolific, breeding several
times a season and producing litters
of from 6 to 10. Under favoring
circumstances, not well understood,
they sometimes produce abnormally
and become a menace to all growing
crops. Plaques Of meadow mice have
often been mentioned in the history of
the Old World and even within the
United States many instances are re-
corded of their extraordinary abund-
ance with accompanying destruction
Of vegetation.
The runs Of meadow mice are MAIN
ly on the surface of the ground under
grass, leaves, weeds, brush, boards,
snow or other sheltering litter. They
are followed out by the animals
claws and worn hard and smooth by
being frequently traversed They are
extensive. much branched, and may
readily be found by parting the grass
or removing the litter. The runs lead
to shallow burrows where large nests
of dead grass furnish winter retreats
for the mice. Summer nests are large
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-19
BY w. j. FRASER, Illinois.

The digestive organs Of animals
that chew the cud are SO formed as
to. require comparatively juicy and
bulky food. The COW cannot, there
fore. thrive on exclusively dry food
80 we'll as can the horse. The nearest
an ideal food that can be obtained for
the dairy cow is good pasture; but, in
many sections, for more than six
months in the year green pasture is
not available. The best substitutes to
use during this period are corn Silage
and such roots as mangels and tur-
nips. Corn yields an average Of twice
as much dry matter per acre as do
root crops. and since the latter require
much more labor, which in this cOun-
try is relatively expensive, silage is far
more economical
Making corn into silage is a means
OF preserving the grain as we'll as the
stalk in the best possible condition for
feeding and without the expense Of
shelling and grinding. In feeding
whole corn, either in the ear or
shelled. many of the kernels are not
digested. With silage. the grain being
eaten with the roughage, nearly all
the kernels are broken during masti-
cation, and. since they are somewhat
soft. are practically all digested.
BY the use Of the silo the corn is
removed from the field at a time
when no injury is done the land by
outing 1t up while soft. AS the corn
ts cut before the blades are dry
enough to shatter. there is no waste
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-19

and pastures; cut down grain, clover
and alfalfa eat grain left standing In
shocks; injure seeds. bulbs, mowers
and garden vegetables; and are espe-
cially harmful to trees and shrub
berry The extent of their depreda-
tions is usually in proportion to their
numbers Thus, in the lower Hum
boldt Valley, Nevada, during two WIN
ters. these mice were abnormally
abundant. and toally ruined the al
falfa, destroying both stems and roots
on about $4,000 acres and entalhng
a loss estimated at fully $500 900.
When present even in ordinary
numbers meadow mice cause Sc
rious injury to orchards and nur-
series Their attacks on trees are
often made in winter under cover OF
snow but they may occur at any sea-
son under shelter of growing vegeta-
ton or dry litter. The animals have
been known almost totally to destroy
large nurseries of young apple trees.
Older orchard trees are sometimes
killed by mice. In Kansas the writer
saw hundreds of apple trees, 8 to 10
years planted. and to inches In
diameter, completely girdled by these
pests. The list Of cultivated trees and
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Baited GuiIIOtine Trap.

from IL to 20 traps per acre may be
used to advantage. These should
soon make decided inroads on tho
numbers Of mice in an orchard if not
practically to exterminate them. For
pine mice the tunnels should be ex-
cavated sufficiently to admit the trap
on level with the bottom. 4 light
garden trowel may be used for the
necessary digging.
On larger areas where mice are
abundant, poisoning is the quickest
means OF destroying them, and even
on small areas it has advantages over
trapping. The following is recon-
mended:
Dry grain formula-Mix thoroughly
one ounce powdered strychnine talka-
lold), 1 ounce powdered bicarbonate
or soda, and 1-8 ounce Cor less OF
saccharine. Put the mixture in a TN
pepper box and sift it gradually over
SO pounds Of crushed wheat or 40
pounds Of crushed oats in a metal tub.
mixing the grain constantly SO tnat
the poison will be evenly distributed.
Dry mixing, as above described, has
the advantage that the grain may be
kept any length of time without fer
| mentation. Distribute the poisoned
grains teaspoonful at place. taking
| care to put it in the mouse runs, and
| at the entrances OF burrows. To AVOID
| killing birds it should be placed under
| piles of straw, weeds or other litter
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The province OF Ontario is fortu.
nate in the abundance and variety or
it's natural resources as we'll as IN
the variety Of it's principal products
Though second in area to Queoea
among the provinces of the Dominion.
Ontario easily ranks first in agrlcu-
turaI. manufacturing and mining
products and second in the lumoer
industry.
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shrubs injured by these animals in
cludes nearly all those grown by the
horticulturist. The Biological Survey
has received complaints of the de-
struction of apple, pear, peach, plum,
ounce, cherry and crabapple trees,
Of black berry, raspberry, rose, cur
rant and barberry bushes, and Of
grape vines; also Of the injury of
sugar maple, black locust, Usage
orange, sassafras, pine. alder, white
ash, mountain ash, oak. cottonwood,
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balls OF the same material hidden IN
the grass and often elevated on small
hummocks in the meadows ana
marshac where the animals abound.