Show DAMAGE BY MUSKRATS they are responsible for considerable sid erable injury to crops little animals animal a are most valuable for fur and should be protected and trapped where they are not troublesome by the united states department ot of agriculture muskrats Mue krats arc are fur for consid erabio damage to growing imps ird button gotten d mill llamo etc they arc are the tile most valuable alu able fur animals aniro als la in the tile limited stated states and when heu they are not troublesome should be protected and trapped for fur but la in some lacall ilia 1142 it la Is necessary necee eary to employ meas ur to reduce their numbers or pre vint them fron ausing injury this can cun usually be done by trapping and the tile ale of the pelts leakes such suck activities tivi ties profitable otten often crop crops may be protected by the erection of irnest ire Ir mesh fifee between them and the marsh or pond where the animals lice lit p fencee fences should rench at least six inches beneath the surface of the ground to pre ent the muskrats burrow burron ing under in narro batem waterways ays barrel traps han lae e proved probed efficient tn in catching ent ching large nuro num berg bers of these animals injury by muskrats by erecting more I 1 enna neut works arks a of embanks s s daina etc may guard against injuries to their ml Q floating muskrat trap property b bi muskrats raus krat A more general use of concrete co icrene for example has hai ha i greatly such troubles the more liberal use of gravel grael or coarse r and sand for the of embankments embankment has been found effective effect lNe since the aul out mall will not burrow in soil that filla fills the tilt holo hole as fast last as they oan it destruction of muskrats rats where tham I 1 ir desirable aam as well ell as their protection which Is in most cases adil advisable sable Is dl in a decint farmers bulletin so of the united states depart anent of agriculture |