Show I I Rabbits Damage I Various Trees I Abundance of Rodents This Year Evident by Extensive Extensive Extensive Exten Exten- sive Injury Done Pre Prepared by by the tho United States D Department of or Agriculture Reports of damage by different species species ape ape- cies of ot rabbits are received d' d constantly by the biological survey of ot the United d States Department of at Agriculture Frequently campaigns for wholesale le destruction of ot the rabbits are necessary necessary necessary sary and cooperative drives and poisoning poisoning poi pol- op operations ar are organized by the representatives of the bureau Effective I tive I e control work work vas was d done ne q during r ng 1924 1024 In Colorado Kansas North D Da Dakota kota T Texas and Utah S Snowshoe e Big Factor The forest service of the department describes the damage done by the snowshoe rabbit In Minnesota as as' follows fol fol- fol S lows tows The be snowshoe rabbit Is s the one principal factor In th the loss of ot a considerable considerable considerable con con- con con- number of planted trees trees' In Inthe inthe I the forest plantations of of northern Minnesota The abundance of rabbits I this year 1924 and the damage they are doing are ate evident to the most casual casual cas cas- ual observer who visits the over cut areas of the region where both state and federal authorities s are endeavoring endeavor ing to male male- denuded for forest st land again again productive through extensive planting of pf young oung ees Not only are the tips Ups and needles of planted trees eaten b by bythe the tIle rodents but much of the natural young growth of pine spruce aspen and maple Is cut back and aud defoliated or If the trees are over 3 feet high barked near the base Of the three II principal species planted white planted white pine I Norway pine and white spruce the spruce the damage is heaviest In the white pine and least In the spruce All three however are so heavily damaged as asto asto asto to cause d death ath In the case of any of the trees whose tips can be reached above the surface of the snow by the rabbits It Is reported that 79 per ent of at the trees In one plantation were eaten oft off by the rabbits 43 per percent percent percent cent fatally operative Co-operative Work Needed Reports of tIlls this kind emphasize the necessity of work against these rodents rodents ro ro- ro- ro dents dens effort the by operative co on Dart cart of all affected by their destructive destructive tive Ue habits Campaigns and drives organized organized or or- by the biological survey serve serveto to reduce the number of the tue pests by many thousands |