Show MOLE WORKS IN WINTER shallow runways are rapidly extended in all directions during the moist bolat and rainy seasons the mole like the pocket gopher la Is more or less leaa active at all seasons of the year but it is during the rainy period when the soil to is moist that his work Is pushed most vigorously shallow runways are then rapidly extended in all directions and old runways repaired when a mole makes up his mind to go in a certain direction nothing but concrete or stone will stop him the tha s strength of these little animals is marvelous they will heave up the surface of a path trodden so BO hard bard that repeated blows of a pick will be needed e d to break the crust ordinarily the mole makes his way through the soil as a root does or a stake when driven by the movie blows of a sledge the earth to is not excavated but simply crowded aside when the ground becomes very hard of course the mole is obliged to excavate the passageways eways and push the loose dirt out through the opening of tho the root roof of his tunnel the mole keeps antwork at work all through the winter in places where the ground is not frozen too hard ile he works more frequently in the morning and evening moles molea do very little harm to the roots of grain grasses or legeta vegetables es except in pushing the soil aside and mey cuey hye principally on the white grub earth worms and beetles ho he thus proves himself to be a friend to mankind because grubs are the greatest scourge of grass and other valuable plant roots |