Show the rabbit pest in australia austral the extent of the rabbit post pest in victoria may be comprehended from a recent report of the united states consul general at least acres have been rendered almost useless and uninhabitable through the damage caused by the rodent in one section where sheep cheep were fed in 1875 less than tharl found good grass to eat cat in 1882 and tho the loss here in in various ways in the last five fire years has been at least tho the government has haa spent about in efforts to rii rid the country of the pest the principal means used being poisoned food such as zed oats and wheat bran and chaff charged with arsenic and of carbon there has also been offered a bonus of three pence a dozen on all skins brought in to certain officers the figures show that rabbits have been paid for under this offer boston transcript |