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Title: American pheasant breeding and shooting
Identifier: americanpheasant00quar (find matches)
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Quarles, E. A, (Emmet Augustus- b. 1876-
Subjects: Pheasants
Publisher: Wilmington, Del. , Hercules Powder Co.
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Figure 10-A.— Another view of the Evans' vermin trap. Figure 10.—The effective Evans' vermin trap, show- ing an ermine which has been snared. Note the wire to the left which forms a runway the more surely to guide the vermin to the mouth of the trap. Photograph Lakcu uii Evans Game Farm, St. Charles, Illinois. Carbon bi-sulphide is both inflammable and explosive and is to be handled with extreme care. It is best used in wet weather. The gas that proceeds from it tends to descend. Some users place the liquid in every hole located and others prefer to explode it, as this drives the gas to every part of the burrow. I am indebted to Dr. Forbush and Mr. Rogers for the information regarding carbon bi-sulphide. DYNAMITE.—Mr. Rogers states that he has found dynamite effec- tive in destroying burrowing vermin, especially weasels. The burrow lo- cated, three sticks of dynamite are placed two feet in the earth, equidistant from the burrow and each other. They are exploded simultaneously. A simple method of determining whether any burrowing animal is occupy- ing a hole is to stop it up loosely and see whether the barrier is subsequently removed. GENERAL VERMIN TRAP.—The all-metal trap, simple and inex- pensive in construction, which is shown in Figures 10 and 10-A is used for vermin generally by both Mr. Wallace Evans and Mr. Harry T. Rogers. It can be made at home, the dimensions being, width, 16 inches, length, 24 inches, height, 12 inches. By many it is considered the best vermin trap known. The floor is of solid wood and a frame constructed of 1 x 2 material supports the three-eighths-inch wire cloth which encloses top and sides. A metal rod 13 inches in length is placed across the floor of the coop 9 inches from the rear, its ends passing through holes bored in angle irons screwed to the floor, which permit the rod to revolve. Attached to the

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