Show SEED EATING RODENTS importance OF reforesting REFO RESTING PARTS OF NATIONAL DOMAIN one of most serious problems Is if pro lection of seed from attacks of chipmunks Chip ground squirrels and other rodents by N I 1 DEARBORN T the demand tor for lumber in the united states constantly increases while the forested area under the ax ot of the lumberman the ot of agriculture ind the devast devastation atlon bj b I 1 ap 4 f h y no 1 side griped ground squirrel no 2 flying squirrel no 3 white footed mouse fire steadily diminishes hence the IMM importance of reforesting refo resting such parts ot of the nation niti onil kI domain as have been denuded of their forest growth ono one of 0 the most serious problems connected with nith the reforestation of treel treeless areas N ishin the national tor for ests is the protection of newly plant ed seeds tron from the attacks it ticks of mice chipmunk ground squirrels and other rodents whose depredations collective ly continue the bear ear through the extent of this damage may be dundei stood by the results of a reforesting refo resting experiment in the elack black hills by the forest service in which from 30 10 to 70 per cent of the seed was aas destro destroyed jed b chipmunks and mice within six das after planting li in order to get an idea of the abundance of these rodents exhaust lie trapping on a halt half acre contained 2000 seed spots was mas undertaken we secured three chip munks and 11 nolte R hite footed mice i aich in three das had pilfered 70 per cent no 1 white bellied chipmunk no 2 yellow bellied chipmunk no 3 0 pocket gopher of tho the seed one of the chipmunks iab seen to fisit as S seed rots arots in foai minutes it i ill be beadil per coned bened that the destruction of seed on such a scale threatens tue lie ita it of reforestation alq that ous ai jasurek agures w vill ill hiie 11 ii e 0 be resorted to in iii order to stop tle c of tho pests chich in birge degree the renewal cj 0 many of our idras its |